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| Welfare systems and adequacy of pension benefits in Europe | | Author(s) | Orla Gough, Roberta Adami |
| Journal title | Social Policy & Society, vol 11, pt 1, January 2012 |
| Pages | pp 41-53 |
| Source | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJourna... |
| Keywords | Retirement pensions ; Social welfare ; Social policy ; Income [older people] ; Europe ; European Union ; Cross national surveys. |
| Annotation | The public pension system is one of the major components of the welfare state in Europe. However the extent to which public pensions are seen as a means of social and economic equality varies from country to country. The aim of this study was to explore the link between pension systems belonging to different welfare models and the adequacy of retirement income. The countries used in the analysis (all part of the European Union) were Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK. Data is taken from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe and from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. The study analyses the mix of public and private pensions and considers the impact of different policies on poverty rates amongst pensioners. The findings suggest that only a few European countries have been successful in providing combinations of private and public pensions that improve the adequacy of retirement income. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120904002 A |
| Classmark | JJA: TY: TM2: JF: 74: WFC: 3K |
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