Pension reform is an important topic, high on the agendas of most European countries, where countries are profoundly affected by an aging population, the result of lower fertility, and increased life expectancy, changes in family structure, and the effects of globalization. The book presents...

Intro -- Contents -- Cover -- Title -- Foreword vii -- 1 Accelerating the European Pension Reform Agenda: Need, Progress,and Conceptual Underpinnings 1 -- 2 The Making of Pension Privatization in Latin America and Eastern Europe 47 -- 3 The Rediscovery of Politics: Democracy and Structural...

Gegenstand der Untersuchung sind die Wirksamkeit arbeitsmarkpolitischer Maßnahmen und der Einfluß wohlfahrtsstaatlicher Sozialprogramme auf den Arbeitsmarkt in postkommunistischen Übergangsgesellschaften. Der Verfasser diskutiert vor dem Hintergrund von Erfahrungen in den OECD-Staaten...

English Abstract: European countries face a challenge related to the economic and social consequences of their societies’ aging. Specifically, pension systems must adjust to the coming changes, maintaining both financial stability, connected with equalizing inflows from premiums and spending...

The growing need for electric energy is forcing the construction industry to greater integration of energy production systems basing on renewable energy sources. The energy ought to be used not only to support functions of the building but also to charge electric vehicles, whose number has been...