Retiring the State - The Politics of Pension Privatization in Latin America and Beyond (Paperback)

In the 1990s, numerous Latin American nations privatized their public pension systems. These reforms dramatically transformed the way these countries provide retirement income, and they provoked widespread protests from workers and pensioners alike. Retiring the State represents the first book-length study of the origins of this surprising trend. Drawing on original field research, including interviews with key policymakers, Madrid argues that the recent reforms were driven not by social policy, but by macroeconomic concerns. Countries facing growing financial pressures chose to privatize their pension systems largely to boost their domestic savings rates and reduce public pension spending in the long run. The author explores his arguments through detailed case studies of pension reform in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, a survey of social security privatization efforts in East Europe and Latin America as a whole, and a quantitative analysis of pension privatization worldwide.

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2003
First published:	July 2003
Authors:	Raul L. Madrid
Dimensions:	229 x 153 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-4707-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Macroeconomics > Monetary economics Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Pensions Books > Money & Finance > Pensions Promotions
LSN:	0-8047-4707-5
Barcode:	9780804747073

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