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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450225103321

Titolo

Pension reform [[electronic resource] ] : issues and prospect for non-financial defined contribution (NDC) schemes / / edited by Robert Holzmann, Ed Palmer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005

ISBN

1-280-33076-7

9786610330768

0-8213-6166-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (692 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HolzmannRobert

PalmerEdward E. <1945->

Disciplina

331.25/22

Soggetti

Defined contribution pension plans

Pensions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 The Status of the NDC Discussion: Introduction and Overview; PART I. THE CONCEPT OF NON-FINANCIAL DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SYSTEM-VARIATIONS ON A THEME; TABLES; FIGURES; PART II. CONCEPTUAL ISSUES OF DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION; BOXES; PART III. LESSONS FROM COUNTRIES WITH NON-FINANCIAL DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SCHEMES; PART IV. THE POTENTIAL OF NON-FINANCIAL DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SCHEMES IN OTHER COUNTRIES' REFORMS; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents 25 state of the art papers on the conceptual foundations and issues surrounding Non-financial, or Notional, Defined Contribution (NDC), country implementation of NDC (Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Sweden) and case studies for countries where NDC is figured in the reform debate. This book is intended to be a handbook for academics and policy makers who want to become informed about what NDC is and to learn about the pros and cons of this attractive reform proposal.