Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 148
Cover Image
Pension reform and economic theory : a non-orthodox analysis
Cesaratto, Sergio - 2005
The book is the first of its kind to attempt to deal with the economics of pensions and ageing on the basis of a rigorous theoretical framework alternative to neoclassical economics. Sergio Cesaratto breaks the dominant conformism in the current pension debate and explains that the strength of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851931
Cover Image
Frontiers in pension finance
Houben, Aerdt C. F. J. (contributor);  … - 2008
How to deliver adequate pension benefits at reasonable costs is a huge challenge confronting our ageing societies. This book delivers a comprehensive overview of the latest insights into pension finance, pension system design, pension governance and risk based supervision. It combines...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850635
Cover Image
Enterprise and the welfare state
Rein, Martin (ed.); Wadensjö, Eskil (ed.) - 1997
The economic demands of an ageing population, coupled with the crisis of public spending pose one of the greatest challenges to social policy in both the East and West. This book focuses on the political economy of pensions, particularly on the interaction between private and state provision....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473920
Cover Image
Corporate governance, market structure and innovation
Calderini, Mario (contributor);  … - 2003
pt. 1. Market structure, corporate governance and innovation -- pt. 2. Privatization, liberalization and R&D activities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851058
Cover Image
Successes and failures in regulating and deregulating utilities : evidence from the UK, Europe and the USA
Robinson, Colin (contributor) - 2004
1. The failure of good intentions : the collapse of American telecommunications after six years of Deregulation -- 2. Road networks : efficiency, externalities and consumer choice -- 3. The Enterprise Act : pluses and minuses for competition policy -- 4. Ofcom and light touch regulation -- 5....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851906
Cover Image
Developing an annuity market in Europe
Fornero, Elsa (ed.); Luciano, Elisa (ed.) - 2004
On the premise that pension provision in Europe will dramatically change over the next few decades, this book concentrates on the funded component of pension wealth, and specifically on annuities - financial products that, on the basis of actuarial equivalence, allow the conversion of wealth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474025
Cover Image
The political economy of pension reform in Central-Eastern Europe
Müller, Katharina - 1999
This highly topical book focuses on a particularly interesting area of post-1989 social policy. Existing public pension systems in Central-Eastern Europe underwent fundamental change as Latin-American style pension reforms were adopted. Such radical change in retirement provision defied...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473897
Cover Image
The governance of network industries : institutions, technology and policy in reregulated infrastructures
Groenewegen, John (contributor);  … - 2009
, privatization or re-regulation. This affects all traditional infrastructure sectors including communications, energy, transport and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850611
Cover Image
The German state banks : global players in the international financial markets
Sinn, Hans-Werner - 1999
The German state banks - or Landesbanks - are not only some of the largest banks in Germany but are also a dominant force in the international banking sector. These state-owned banks enjoy special privileges and government support which have made them major players in the global arena of banking...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473811
Cover Image
The governance of privatization funds : experiences of the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovenia
Estrin, Saul (ed.); Simoneti, Marko (ed.);  … - 1999
Privatization investment funds are the key feature of mass privatization programmes in transitional economies. This … book offers a thorough survey of mass privatization programmes in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia, supported with … extensive empirical analysis. The study of 'top-down' privatization funds in Poland and 'bottom-up' funds in the Czech Republic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473812