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This volume presents the recent experiences of pension reform in seven countries: Australia, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Faced with common problems of ageing societies and constraints on taxation levels, all are increasingly passing responsibility for saving...

Greed, lack of equal opportunity, poverty and lasting inequality are the reasons more than 4-in-10 (42 percent) Americans say capitalism is not working well, a major new national survey finds. The survey, which explores Americans’ views on faith, values and the economy, also finds that only the oldest Americans believe they are better off than their parents’ generation.

India's civil service retirement benefit system, based on a defined benefit scheme, imposed an annual expenditure of over $30 billion on the central and state governments. In an effort to truncate the unfunded scheme, which covers 30 million central and state government employees, the Government of...

Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets. This volume, produced by the Institute for Policy Studies,...

There is a clear trend in rich countries that despite rising incomes and living standards, the gap between rich and poor is widening. What does this mean for our health? Does increasing income inequality affect outcomes such as obesity, life expectancy and subjective well-being? Are rich and poor groups...

Fruto da experiência de Guilherme Boulos durante anos de militância no MTST, Por que ocupamos? sistematiza informações e pontos de vista que deveriam ser de conhecimento obrigatório para quem se propõe a discutir a questão habitacional brasileira. Aqueles que se limitam a ofender os sem-teto...

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the macro- and micro-level issues associated with agrarian distress. It analyses structural, institutional, and policy changes, highlighting the failure of public support system in agriculture. The crisis manifests itself in the form of deceleration...

President Ronald Reagans chief advisor on domestic affairs announced in December 1980 that poverty has been virtually wiped out in the United States and the systems of government aid have been a brilliant success. Now, Starving in the Shadow of Plenty lays bare the horrifying truth. For the first...

In 1958, I was a ten-year-old boy when I was physically molested by a man both inside and outside of the Ritz, one of our local fleapit cinemas. With no resistance from my parents I had been allowed to go the pictures at night and on my own, which would be quite unthinkable in today's society. However...

Ni el libre mercado causó la crisis ni la receta para superarla pasa por redoblar el intervencionismo de los poderes públicos. A lo largo de las páginas de este libro, el doctor Juan Ramón Rallo nos demuestra que fueron los gobiernos y los bancos centrales quienes inflaron las tres burbujas...

¿Por qué las parejas se separan tanto? ¿Intolerancia? ¿Infidelidad? ¡NO! ¡Es por plata! Los desacuerdos financieros son la principal razón por la que dos de cada tres parejas no siguen adelante. ¡Pero a no desesperar! Este libro está pensado para que eso no suceda: el autor no sólo nos contará...

Health spending continues to rise inexorably, growing faster than the economy in most OECD countries. Most of this spending comes from the public purse. Given the recent economic downturn, countries are looking for ways to improve the efficiency of health spending. This publication examines current...

En Europe comme dans les Amériques, la décriminalisation est plus que jamais à l’ordre du jour. Le Portugal est allé plus loin en redirigeant les consommateurs de drogues, dures ou douces, vers le système de santé. Une idée à voler?

¿Qué hacemos por una fiscalidad justa y suficiente, que acabe con el fraude y la elusión en el pago de los impuestos? El discurso oficial de la crisis insiste en que España tiene un problema de gasto público, que necesita ser recortado. ¿Por qué no se pone el mismo énfasis en el otro plato...