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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454073703321

Autore

Holzmann Robert

Titolo

Adequacy of retirement income after pension reforms in Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe [[electronic resource] /] / [Robert Holzmann and Ufuk Guven]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank

[Vienna], : ERSTE Stiftung, c2009

ISBN

1-282-04087-1

9786612040870

0-8213-7780-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Collana

Directions in development. Finance

Altri autori (Persone)

GuvenUfuk <1972->

Disciplina

331.25/2094

Soggetti

Retirement income - Government policy - Europe, Eastern

Retirement income - Government policy - Europe, Central

Pensions - Government policy - Europe, Eastern

Pensions - Government policy - Europe, Central

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; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction, Summary, and Policy Conclusions; Figures; Tables; Box; Chapter 2 Bulgaria; Chapter 3 Croatia; Chapter 4 The Czech Republic; Chapter 5 Hungary; Chapter 6 Poland; Chapter 7 Romania; Chapter 8 The Slovak Republic; Chapter 9 Slovenia; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The former transition countries of Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe (CESE) inherited defined benefit public pension systems financed on a pay-as-you-go basis. Under central planning, these systems exhibited fiscal strains which worsened during the early years of the transition and became unsustainable under a market economy and projected population aging. All CESE countries introduced reforms that varied but typically focused on issues of sustainability rather than benefit adequacy.Nine case studies-Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Serbi