When past reforms open new opportunities: Comparing old-age insurance reforms in Bismarckian welfare systems

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 555-573

  Bonoli, Giuliano ^a   Palier, Bruno ^a  

^a IDHEAP ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Path dependency; Pensions; Reforms; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

PENSION SYSTEM; POLICY REFORM; WELFARE PROVISION; WELFARE REFORM;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35148847045     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2007.00572.x     Document Type: Article

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