The Gender Dimensions Of Social Security Reform In Central And Eastern Europe
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The Gender Dimensions Of Social Security Reform In Central And Eastern Europe
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Author : Elaine Fultz
language : en
Publisher: International Labour Office
Release Date : 2003
The Gender Dimensions Of Social Security Reform In Central And Eastern Europe written by Elaine Fultz and has been published by International Labour Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Political Science categories.
Comprises five papers which examine the gender dimensions of social security reform undertaken in the context of political and economic transformation in three EU accession countries. Focuses on reforms in family benefits and retirement and survivors' pensions. Includes findings of a study of the impact of the reforms on women's employment and life choices.
Gender Dimensions Of Social Security Reform In Central And Eastern Europe
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Gender Dimensions Of Social Security Reform In Central And Eastern Europe written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.
Social Policy In Central And Eastern Europe
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Author : Alfio Cerami
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2006
Social Policy In Central And Eastern Europe written by Alfio Cerami and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
By explaining the path of extrication from state socialism, this book clarifies the patterns of the welfare state's transformation in Central and Eastern Europe. It identifies the emergence of a peculiar Eastern European welfare regime through the fusionof pre-communist, communist and post-communist features.
Gender Dimensions Of Pension Reform In The Former Soviet Union
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Author : Paulette Castel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Gender Dimensions Of Pension Reform In The Former Soviet Union written by Paulette Castel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with categories.
February 2001 Under pension reforms in the former Soviet Union, unisex annuities benefit women more than men because of a major redistribution toward women. But they also penalize women more for shifting toward unpaid household work and may cause increased poverty among lone elderly women--especially in Kazakhstan, which has a high service requirement for the minimum pension and provides no compensation for time out to have children. Castel and Fox analyze the gender implications of pension reform in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, and Moldova. The new systems deliberately penalize early retirement and reward longer careers, so that with no change in behavior or policy, women's pensions will be lower than men's on average. Still, the implicit financial returns for women remain higher on average than returns for men, because of women's longer life expectancy and because of redistributory minimum pensions. Overall, however, the net change in wealth resulting from the reforms will be larger on average for men than for women, because they will work longer and get a larger pension. Women's longer life expectancy means that women can expect to spend the last years of their lives alone. If their pensions are too low because of their work histories, poverty among elderly women may increase. This paper--a joint product of the Gender Board; the Social Protection Team, Human Development Network; and the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Sector Unit, Europe and Central Asia Region--is part of a larger effort in the Bank to understand how the reforms and new institutions being put in place in Eastern European and Central Asian countries affect women's lives and opportunities. The authors may be contacted at [email protected] or [email protected].
The Gender Dimensions Of Pension Systems
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Author : United Nations Women
language : en
Publisher: United Nations
Release Date : 2015-07-31
The Gender Dimensions Of Pension Systems written by United Nations Women and has been published by United Nations this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-31 with Political Science categories.
Gender equality is one of the key challenges confronted by pension systems around the world. In a context of gendered labour markets, contributory pension systems face several constraints to guarantee universal and adequate pension benefits for women. Women’s life courses are characterized by longer periods dedicated to taking care of others, lower labour market participation, more part-time work and lower earnings. All these features compromise their pension entitlements in pension systems that link benefits to paid work, contributions and earnings. This publication deals with the challenges and constraints that pension systems face to be gender equitable and the policy alternatives to address these challenges. This work shows that crucial policy choices for the protection of women concern the conditions for entitlements in pension systems (based on either work, need or citizenship), the types of transfers that are promoted between women and men, the policy tools available to offset gender differences in paid work, earnings and unpaid work (such as contribution credits) and the protection of the most vulnerable social groups through redistributive benefits.
Gender And Social Policy In A Global Context
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Author : Shireen Hassim
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2006-04-27
Gender And Social Policy In A Global Context written by Shireen Hassim and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-27 with Social Science categories.
This book illustrates why both academic research and policy thinking need to factor-in gender hierarchies and structures if they are to address some of the key challenges of contemporary societies: the widespread informality and insecurity of paid work and the crisis of care.
Pension Reforms In Central Eastern And Southeastern Europe
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Author : Igor Guardiancich
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013
Pension Reforms In Central Eastern And Southeastern Europe written by Igor Guardiancich and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Business & Economics categories.
This book traces and analyzes the legislation and implementation of pension reforms in four Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries: Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. By comparing the political economy of their policymaking processes, it seeks to pinpoint regularities between institutional settings, actor constellations, decision-making strategies and reform. Guardiancich employs a historical institutionalist framework to analyze the policies, actors and institutions that characterized the period between the collapse of socialism and the global financial crisis of 2008-2011. He argues that viable pension reforms should not be seen simply as an event, but rather as a continuing process that must be fiscally, socially and politically sustainable. In particular, the primary goal of a pension scheme is to reduce poverty, provide adequate retirement income and insure against the risks of old age within given fiscal constraints, and this will happen only if the scheme enjoys continuing political support at all levels. To this end the author individuates those institutional characteristics of countries that increase the consistency of reforms and lower the likelihood of policy reversals in time. Pension Reforms in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe will be of interest to students and scholars of political science, political economy, social policy and economics.
Labour Market Flexibility And Pension Reforms
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Author : K. Hinrichs
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-04-05
Labour Market Flexibility And Pension Reforms written by K. Hinrichs and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-05 with Political Science categories.
Increasingly flexible labour markets and reforms of old-age pension systems are still ranking high on the political agenda of European countries. This volume investigates whether, and to what extent, the interplay between pension reforms and the spread of 'atypical' employment patterns and fragmented careers has a negative influence uponeconomic security in old age. The volume, therefore, analyzes the flexibility-security nexus by focusing on the post-retirement phase, thus extending the conventional narrow concept of 'flexicurity'. The book also questions whetherreforms of public and private pension schemes compensate or aggravate the risks of increasingly flexible labor markets and atypical employment careers after retirement? Around this overarching research question, the various contributions in the volume employ the same analytical framework in order to map, and then compare, the developments in seven European countries - Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, and the UK which present different labour market arrangements and various degrees of flexibility, as well as diverse pension systems.
Trade Union Strategies In Central And Eastern Europe
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Author : Dimitrina Dimitrova
language : en
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Release Date : 2005
Trade Union Strategies In Central And Eastern Europe written by Dimitrina Dimitrova and has been published by International Labour Organization this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Business & Economics categories.
This publication contains eight essays which explore the changing role of trade unions in ex-communist countries during the 15 years of transition from a planned to a market economy. It is intended to provide a mechanism to stimulate debate and discussion amongst trade unions in the region as to how they can improve representation of members, examine structures and strengthen their influence in public policy. It seeks to provide a framework for the process of union strategic planning, and also to help guide ILO technical work in this area.
Lessons From Pension Reform In The Americas
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Author : Stephen J. Kay
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2007-11-22
Lessons From Pension Reform In The Americas written by Stephen J. Kay and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-22 with Business & Economics categories.
Latin American experiments with pension reform began when Chile converted its public pay-as-you-go system to a system of private individual accounts in the early 1980s. Several other Latin American countries then followed suit, inspired both by Chile's reforms and by World Bank recommendations stressing compulsory government-mandated individual saving accounts. Individual accounts were subsequently introduced in a number of countries in Europe and Asia. Many are now re-evaluating these privatisations in an effort to 'reform the reform' to make these systems more efficient and equitable. This volume is the first to assess pension reforms in this new 'post-privatization' era. After a discussion on demographic trends in the foreword by Nobel laureate Robert W. Fogel, Section 1 of the book includes chapters on the role of pension system default options, the impact of gender, and a discussion of the World Bank's policies on pension reform. The chapter on the evidence from Chile's new social protection survey points to key lessons from the world's first privatization. Section 2 offers in-depth analysis of several significant reform initiatives in the hemisphere, and includes chapters on the United States, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Peru, Uruguay and Argentina. The volume provides an unparalleled account of the lessons from pension reform in the Americas, addressing the most pressing policy issues and highlighting a broad range of country experiences.