The political economy of pension reforms in times of global crisis: state unilateralism or social dialogue?

Hedva. Sarfati and Youcef. Ghellab

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Analyses the process of pension reform and the role of social dialogue in ten countries, namely: China, France, Greece, Jordan, the Netherlands, Mauritius, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Uruguay. It also refers to other relevant country experiences, including those of Australia, Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Examines the economic and political situation during the pre-crisis period and the subsequent measures, notably fiscal consolidation and explicit pension reforms, implemented in response to the crisis

Keywords: pension scheme; social security reform; social dialogue; economic recession; régime de pension; réforme de la sécurité sociale; dialogue social; récession économique; régimen de pensiones; reforma de la seguridad social; diálogo social; recesión económica (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 92 pages
Date: 2012
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