Offers an analysis of the political process involved in the reform of the pension systems in European countries.

The German pension system was the first formal pension system in the world, designed by Bismarck nearly 120 years ago. It has been very successful in providing

Throughout the developed world, public and private pension schemes face major challenges that are creating irresistible pressures for reform. Major structural c

Bruno Palier is CNRS Researcher at Sciences Po Paris. --

This book presents 25 state of the art papers on the conceptual foundations and issues surrounding Non-financial, or Notional, Defined Contribution (NDC), count