Politics, ageing and pensions What is the future of social security systems in OECD
countries? We suggest that the answer belongs to the realm of politics, and evaluate how …

Future pension provision is highly controversial; it juxtaposes the challenges of old age
security with the exigencies of global finance. Clearly, demography, finance and public …

This book analyses the foreign policy of Silvio Berlusconi, Italian media tycoon and politician
who served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments. The authors examine the Italian …

Our economies face constant challenges from many different directions. Structural reforms
are implemented every day, either to grasp the benefits of globalization and technological …

A reform process is underway in Italy. Achieving financial sustainability of the social security
system has been the first objective characterizing the reforms of 1990s, but these have also …

Public pension systems represent the most widespread welfare scheme, as well as one of
the most pervasive examples of public intervention in the capital and labour market, due to …

Se la struttura sociale assume un volto sempre più frammentato e quasi disarticolato, il ruolo
delle istituzioni rappresentative non può più essere quello di imporre politiche, ma deve …

This paper uses a calibrated life cycle model to quantify the distributional effects of Social
Security reforms. We focus on two countries, Italy and France, because they adopted two …

The worldwide trends of increased life expectancy and decreasing fertility are considered to
be the main driving forces of pension funds sustainability crisis. Different countries are facing …

This chapter aims to isolate the factors that may impede the adoption and implementation of
reforms to pension systems and labour-market institutions, and to identify the conditions …