LEADER 04736nam 22007214a 450 001 9910813769703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-09712-1 010 $a0-262-27337-3 010 $a9786612097126 010 $a1-4294-2105-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000467028 035 $a(OCoLC)78057599 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10173563 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000519468 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12162059 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000519468 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10496946 035 $a(PQKB)11017505 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000223578 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11187334 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000223578 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10205762 035 $a(PQKB)11606704 035 $a(OCoLC)78057599$z(OCoLC)290542033$z(OCoLC)475385765$z(OCoLC)614488227$z(OCoLC)647416975$z(OCoLC)648223501$z(OCoLC)722564296$z(OCoLC)728027039$z(OCoLC)756433968$z(OCoLC)939263561$z(OCoLC)961533380$z(OCoLC)962659972$z(OCoLC)988417009$z(OCoLC)992069785$z(OCoLC)992089751$z(OCoLC)1037933665$z(OCoLC)1038619876$z(OCoLC)1055397652$z(OCoLC)1081217560 035 $a(OCoLC-P)78057599 035 $a(MaCbMITP)5452 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3338508 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10173563 035 $a(OCoLC)939263561 035 $a(PPN)170259994 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88800264 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3338508 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000467028 100 $a20060710d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe political future of social security in aging societies /$fVincenzo Galasso 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cMIT Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (278 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-262-57246-X 311 $a0-262-07273-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-243) and index. 327 $aIntro -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface -- 1 - Introduction -- 2 - Crucial Features of the Social Security Debate: A Cross-country Analysis -- 3 - Theories of Welfare State Expansion and Retrenchment -- 4 - Assessing the Political Sustainability of Social Security Systems: A Theoretical Framework -- 5 - The Future of the Social Security System in France -- 6 - The Future of the Social Security System in Germany -- 7 - Political Sustainability and Reforms in Italy -- 8 - Political Sustainability and the Silent Reform in Spain -- 9 - Political Sustainability in a Redistributive System: The United Kingdom -- 10 - Political Sustainability in a Redistributive System: The United States -- 11 - Demographics, Political Sustainability, and Reform Options: A Cross-country Comparison -- Technical Appendix -- Data Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aDoubts about the ability of industrialized countries to continue to provide a sufficient level of retirement benefits to a growing number of retirees has fueled much recent debate and inspired a variety of recommendations for reform. Few major reforms, however, have actually been implemented. In The Political Future of Social Security in Aging Societies, Vincenzo Galasso argues that the success of any reform proposals depends on political factors rather than economic theory. He offers a comparative analysis of the future political sustainability of social security in six countries with rapidly aging populations--France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Using a quantitative approach, he finds that an aging population has political as well as economic effects: an older electorate will put pressure on politicians and policy-makers to maintain or even increase benefits. Galasso evaluates how each country's different political constraints shape its social security system, considering such country-specific factors as the proportion of retirees in the population, the redistributive feature of each system, and the existing retirement policy in each country. He concludes that an aging population will lead to more pension spending; yet postponing retirement mitigates the impact of this, and may be the only politically viable alternative for social security reform. 606 $aSocial security$vCase studies 606 $aSocial security$xForecasting 615 0$aSocial security 615 0$aSocial security$xForecasting. 676 $a368.4/3 700 $aGalasso$b Vincenzo$f1967-$0146930 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813769703321 996 $aThe political future of social security in aging societies$93985980 997 $aUNINA