In the 1950s and 1960s, the emerging field of social policy was permeated by the
assumption that people's well-being could best be promoted by the planned and benevolent …

Relying on four conceptualizations of the welfare state (universalism, redistribution, state
capacity, and intergenerational equity), this article presents an overview of recent pension …

Although neo‐classical economics has undoubtedly driven the global pension privatization
reform agenda, it does not provide an adequate framework for the reform of retirement …

The necessity of serious reforms in many countries tells us nothing about which specific
reforms should be undertaken in which countries. Unfortunately, a set of myths that have …

Guest editorial: Balancing protection and productivity: International perspectives on social
policies for older people Page 1 Guest Editorial Balancing protection and productivity …

Whether social protection benefits should be assigned to all (universal) or kept only for those
who meet specific criteria (targeting) remains one of the most contentious questions in social …

Publisher Summary Social Security is important to any discussion of the future of retirement
security in the US because so many people depend on this program for a substantial fraction …

The impetus for Social Security reform in the United States has been gathering momentum
over the past several years, fueled primarily by the projected long-term actuarial imbalance …

Multiple-pillar retirement systems have widely differing roles for private retirement savings,
government regulation and insurance of private savings vehicles, and government provision …

For a growing number of social policy analysts, the privatisation of pensions should be
understood as an integral element of welfare retrenchment. Driven by the core values of …