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Battle over privileges and pension reform: evidence from legislative roll call analysis in Poland / Armeanu, Oana I

Armeanu, Oana I	Journal Article
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2010.

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Pension reform is among the most economically pressing and politically controversial issues worldwide. Numerous countries have achieved noteworthy results, but for others overcoming opposition to reform remains an elusive task. This article argues that opposition does not necessarily come from the left, but also from parties connected with privileged occupational groups. Focusing on a distinction between the diffuse and concentrated costs of reform, the article analyses the formation of pro-reform and anti-reform coalitions in a two-dimensional space and discusses how particular configurations of the party system relate to reform outcomes and sustainability. The argument is tested using legislative roll call data from Poland.

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Poland ; Pension Reform ; Legislative Roll Call Analysis

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ID: 069755

New Indonesian social security law: a blessing or curse for Indonesians? / Arifianto, Alex

Arifianto, Alex	Journal Article
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2006.

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Social Security ; Pension Reform ; Indonesia - Social Conditions

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ID: 094568

Prospects for pension reform / Kazuhiko, Nishizawa

Kazuhiko, Nishizawa	Journal Article
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2010.

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Health ; Japan ; Pension Reform

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ID: 088921

Renegotiating the Swedish social democratic settlement: from pension fund socialism to neoliberalization / Belfrage, Claes ; Ryner, Magnus

Belfrage, Claes	Journal Article
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2009.

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Steering a middle course between the strong neoliberalization thesis and arguments that deny that neoliberalization has occurred, this article accounts for the complex and hybridic shift in Sweden from pension reform through share ownership as a socialist strategy to an as-of-yet incomplete and contradictory neoliberal process. Noting the broader significance of Sweden for the international debate over pension reform, the article unpacks the concept of "mass investment culture" to discern the significant headway toward neoliberalization in Swedish pension savings and provision while still noting profound sources of crisis tendencies.

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Neoliberalism ; Pension Reform ; Financialization ; Swedish Welfare State ; Mass Investment Culture

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