Flying Under the Radar: the Politics of Low-visibility Retrenchment. A Case Study Involving the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany

Thesis advisor: Kenji Hayao === This paper discusses the forces driving variation in the success of state pension system retrenchment. Two case studies are presented: the United Kingdom’s largely successful effort in 1986, and Germany’s less than stellar effort in 2001. After examining the general i...

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Main Author: Baum, Christopher J.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Boston College 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:103469