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European pension privatisation — taking account of gender
Author(s)	Jay Ginn
Journal title	Social Policy & Society, vol 3, pt 2, April 2004
Pages	pp 123-134
Source	http://www.journals.cambridge.org
Keywords	Pensions ; Private pensions ; Private enterprise ; Social policy ; Older men ; Older women ; Europe.
Annotation	Debate on pension privatisation in Europe has provided useful insight into the diversity of European pension systems in terms of ideological orientation, design features and reform paths followed. However, the gender dimension has often been neglected, and the unequal effects of privatisation on men and women ignored. This article argues that despite considerable variation between countries in the nature of their private pension schemes, there is a failure to incorporate allowances for periods of unpaid caring work over the lifecourse. Comparison of the needs-satisfying capacity of private and public pensions must take account of the situation of those who raise the next generation of producers and taxpayers. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040506502 A
Classmark	JJ: JK: W4D: TM2: BC: BD: 74
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