Igor Guardiancich

Pension Reforms in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe

From Post-Socialist Transition to the Global Financial Crisis

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book traces and analyzes the legislation and implementation of pension reforms in four Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries: Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. By comparing the political economy of their policymaking processes, it seeks to pinpoint regularities between institutional settings, actor constellations, decision-making strategies and reform.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781138822214
• ISBN-10: 1138822213
• Artikelnr.: 42433615

Autorenporträt

Igor Guardiancich earned his PhD at the European University Institute in 2009. He is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the Collegio Carlo Alberto in Turin, Italy.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Studying Pensions in Post-Socialist Countries: A
Theoretical Framework 3. Croatia: Authoritarian Rule, Systemic Shifts and
Neoliberal Policies 4. Hungary: The Negative Effects of Political Budget
Cycles 5. Poland: How to Radically Rewrite the Social Contract 6. Slovenia:
Neocorporatist Constraints and the Postponement of Reforms 7. Comparative
Politics of Reform: Legislation, Implementation and Sustainability 8.
Conclusions: Findings and the Future of Reforms