1. Retirement benefits in the public sector : the role of retiree health plans -- 2. The economics of retiree health insurance benefits -- 3. Descriptions of state retiree health plans -- 4. Funding and liabilities of state retiree health plans -- 5. Explaining the differences in financial...

State and Local Retirement Plans in the United States explains how economic and political events have shaped the development of pension plans in the last century, and it argues that changes in the structure and generosity of these plans will continue to shape policy and funding in the future. It...