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Pensions in the European Union: Adapting to Economic and Social Change - Adapting to Economic and Social Change (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000)
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Pensions in the European Union: Adapting to Economic and Social Change - Adapting to Economic and Social Change (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000)
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The ageing, financial and labour market challenges facing the old
age pension systems of the member states of the European Union are
well known. Those who cast doubt on the ability of the present
system of pension provision - at least to the extent that it is
pay-as-you-go financed - to cope with the problems posed by these
challenges are getting more vociferous. Increasingly there are
calls for pay-as-you-go systems to be cut back and for funded
systems to be expanded. This book contests the view that funding is
the answer. It shows how adaptable the largely pay-as-you-go old
age pension systems in the European Union are. Actuaries,
economists, lawyers, political scientists, pension advisers, and
sociologists, from nine European countries and the United States,
consider four main themes: population ageing, competitiveness and
retirement; pension financing and economic growth; adapting pension
systems to meet change; and decision-making processes. They argue
that pay-as-you-go-financed old age pension systems in the European
Union have the ability to successfully adapt to economic and social
change provided they do not take on too many non-insurance-related
risks. Solving the problems of the labour market and controlling
the direction and extent of economic development are beyond the
powers of old age pension systems, regardless of how they are
structured or financed. Separate budgets for separate risks is an
indispensable principle if the complex processes of social
protection are to be successfully managed, monitored, and made
transparent. There can be no single plan for the future development
of old age pension systems which would be universally valid for all
the countries of the European Union. A single solution cannot take
into account the special circumstances obtaining in every nation,
and since respect for the special features of national systems is
the basis of popular acceptance, the way forward is to reform
existing systems in existing contexts.
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