Transformation of Social Security: Pensions in Central-Eastern Europe

This collection of papers focuses on the recent pension reform experiences in Central-Eastern Europe, while starting from a broader theoretical and empirical context.;It provides evidence for the political feasibility of radical pension reform, considered unlikely in the WeSt. The approach is both multi-disciplinary and cross-regional: The book contains papers by economists, political scientists and sociologists.;The authors come from Germany, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and the US.;The volume consists of four parts: First, general questions of transformation and social security in post-1989 Central Eastern Europe are addressed, followed by an introduction into issues and role models in the international pension reform debate.;Then, three Central European country cases are presented, analysing institutional legacies, recent reform measures and relevant political actors.;A comparative section on Central-Eastern European pension reforms concludes this book.