Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-328) and index.
Contents
The backdrop -- I: Principles -- Core purposes of pension systems -- Basic features of pension systems -- The basic economics of pensions -- Pensions and labor markets -- Finance and funding -- Redistribution and risk sharing -- Gender and family -- Implementing pensions -- II: Policy choices -- International diversity and change -- Chile: the pension system -- Chile: proposed directions for reform -- China: the pension system -- China: potential directions for reform -- III: Conclusion -- Policy questions, and some answers.
