Pension Reforms in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe

Taylor & Francis

Pension Reforms in Central, Eastern and Southeastern EuropeFrom Post-Socialist Transition to the Global Financial Crisis\nAuthor(s): Igor Guardiancich\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138822214, 978-1138822214\nSynopsis\nThis book traces and analyzes the legislation and implementation of pension reforms in four Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries: Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. By comparing the political economy of their policymaking processes, it seeks to pinpoint regularities between institutional settings, actor constellations, decision-making strategies and reform.\n\nGuardiancich employs a historical institutionalist framework to analyze the policies, actors and institutions that characterized the period between the collapse of socialism and the global financial crisis of [tel]. He argues that viable pension reforms should not be seen simply as an event, but rather as a continuing p.