Towards a New Pensions Settlement: The International Experience

by Gregg McClymont, Andy Tarrant, Tim Gosling Head of pensions policy at the People's Pension

Overview

Delivering a stable income in retirement should be the primary focus of any workplace pension system. This is notably not the case in most Anglo-Saxon countries, including the UK, which has recently undergone a retirement income market liberalisation.



This volume is the third in a series looking at pension systems from a comparative perspective. The series aims to promote greater understanding of what works and doesn’t work in pension system design, and considers a range of political, economic and cultural factors when explaining different national approaches. This volume explores how successfully defined contribution pension saving systems can deliver a decent retirement income for low- and middle-income earners.



With contributions from academic experts and practitioners from around the world, this volume considers pension systems in Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Switzerland, and the UK.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786612861
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	142
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Gregg McClymont is Director of Policy and External Affairs at The People’s Pension. He was a UK member of parliament (2010–2015), shadow minister of State for Pensions (2011–2015), and is a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford.

Andy Tarrant is studying at the École Nationale d’Administration in France and is a consultant on Brexit issues.

Tim Gosling is Head of Pensions Policy at the People’s Pension in the UK. He was previously defined contribution policy lead at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association. He has also held roles at National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) and the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction – Gregg McClymont, Andy Tarrant and Tim Gosling

Canada – Keith Ambachtsheer

Chile – Jonathan Callund

Denmark – Torben Möger Pedersen

France – Christophe Albert and Anne Lavigne

Germany - Michael Schütze

Greece - Olympia Mavrokosta

Indonesia - Steven Tanner

Switzerland - Benita von Lindeiner and Ueli Mettler

UK - Kevin Wesbroom

Conclusion – Gregg McClymont, Andy Tarrant and Tim Gosling

Notes on Contributors

Editorial Reviews

In this book, Gregg McClymont and Andy Tarrant have assembled an interesting collection of chapters that reflect on recent experiences of pension reforms in the United Kingdom and six other countries: Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden….To conclude, this short book…provides a great starting point for understanding the challenges that countries face when reforming their systems towards sustainable (pre-funded) pensions. I found the book enjoyable and interesting to read and would strongly recommend it to JPEF readers.

Journal of Pension Economics and Finance