Intro -- 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...

What is the future of social security systems in OECD countries? In our view, the answer belongs to the realm of politics. We evaluate how political constraints shape the social security system in six countries - France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the US - under population aging. Two main...

What is the future of social security systems in OECD countries? In our view, the answer belongs to the realm of politics. We evaluate how political constraints shape the social security system in six countries - France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the US - under population aging. Two main...