Beschreibung:
This book - based on a research project carried out by the Observatoire Social Européen asbl, with the financial support of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) - looks at the most recent developments in pension policy and politics in Europe and advances our understanding of the field in three respects: firstly, it contributes to improve our knowledge of the most recent reform wave passed in the wake of the recent economic and financial crisis; secondly, it assesses the long-term financial and social sustainability of pensions; thirdly, it analyses the politics of pensions and the way policymakers and stakeholders interact in order to address the major challenges to pensions.
Content: David Natali: The New Pension Mix in Europe - Matteo Jessoula/Michele Raitano: Italian Pensions from «Vices» to Challenges - Marek Naczyk: France: Squaring the Circle of Unification in a Fragmented Pension System - Mikko Kautto: Reforming Pensions in Finland: multi-pillar stability in the context of changes within the first pillar - Igor Guardiancich: Instability Despite Consensus - Johan De Deken: The Netherlands - Noel Whiteside: Britain's Pension Reforms: a New Departure? - Bernhard Ebbinghaus: The Role of Trade Unions in Pension Policymaking and Private Pension Governance in Europe - Igor Guardiancich/David Natali: The Changing EU «Pension Programme» - David Natali: The New Pension Mix in Europe.