Governing for the long term : democracy and the politics of investment /

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"This book examines how democratic governments manage long-term policy challenges, asking how elected politicians choose between providing policy benefits in the present and investing in the future"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jacobs, Alan M., 1932-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Social policy.
Social choice.
Political planning.
Welfare economics.
Externalities (Economics) > Political aspects.
Pensions > Government policy > Case studies.
Politique sociale.
Choix collectif.
Politique publique.
Économie du bien-être.
Économies externes > Aspect politique.
Pensions > Politique gouvernementale > Études de cas.
public policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Personal Finance > Retirement Planning.
Pensions > Government policy.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Problem and Theory: 1. The politics of when; 2. Theorizing intertemporal policy choice
  • Part II. Programmatic Origins: Intertemporal Choice in Pension Design: 3. Investing in the state: the origins of German pensions, 1889; 4. The politics of mistrust: the origins of British pensions, 1925; 5. Investments as political constraint: the origins of U.S. pensions, 1935; 6. Investing for the short term: the origins of Canadian pensions, 1965
  • Part III. Programmatic Change: Intertemporal Choice in Pension Reform: 7. Investment as last resort: reforming U.S. pensions, 1977 and 1983; 8. Shifting the long-run burden: reforming British pensions, 1986; 9. Committing to investment: reforming Canadian pensions, 1998; 10. Constrained by uncertainty: reforming German pensions, 1989 and 2001
  • Part IV. Conclusion: 11. Understanding the politics of the long term.

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