Pension Reform Paths in Comparison: the Case of Central-Eastern Europe

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Pension reform seems inevitable in postcommunist Central-Eastern Europe, because the process of economic transformation is greatly straining existing security systems. The different pension reform experiences of Poland, Hungary, & the Czech Republic are comparatively analyzed, focusing on the relationship between the relevant set of political actors, the respective structural settings, & the resulting institutional choice in old-age security, shedding light on the political economy of pension reform in the region. It is revealed that neither the sole reform of public pay-as-you-go schemes nor their replacement by mandatory private fully funded systems has proved to be a suitable reform option in itself. Rather, hybrid schemes that combine elements of both systems represent the most viable alternative both politically & economically.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Umfang: Seite(n): 51-66
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 7(1)

Klassifikation und Themen

• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; soziale Sicherung

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Muller, Katharina
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wann): 1999

Weitere Informationen

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54356
• Rechteinformation: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 21.06.2024, 16:26 MESZ