People today are living longer than ever before, while birth rates are dropping in the majority of OECD countries. In such demographics, public social expenditures require to be adequate and sustainable in the long term. Older workers play a crucial role in the labour market. Now that legal...

Given the ageing challenges, there is an increasing pressure in OECD countries to further boost the employability of the working-age population over the coming decades. This report provides an overview of policy iniatives implemented over the past decade in the Netherlands and identifies areas...

Die Sozialpolitik im Transformationsprozeß Mittel- und Osteuropas bedarf dringend der Korrektur. Die bisherige Politik hat häufig dazu geführt, daß die ohnehin knappen Ressourcen zwischen den einzelnen Teilgebieten der sozialen Sicherung unangemessen verteilt wurden. Sie hat massive...