Lessons from Abroad for the U. S. Entitlement Debate

Richard Jackson

doi:10.5771/9781442228382

Summary

The unsustainable federal budget outlook will inevitably push entitlement reform to the forefront of the national policy debate. As America’s leaders consider reform options, they will have much to learn from the experience of other developed countries, several of which have recently enacted far-reaching overhauls of their state pension systems that greatly reduce the long-term fiscal burden of their aging populations. "Lessons from Abroad for the U.S. Entitlement Debate" places America’s aging challenge in international perspective, examines the most promising reform initiatives in nine other developed countries, and draws practical lessons for U.S. policymakers.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2014
Copyright Year: 2014
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4422-2837-5
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4422-2838-2
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 24
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
INTRODUCTION No access Pages 1 - 2
CHAPTER 1 The U.S. Aging Challenge in International Perspective No access Pages 3 - 8
1. Australia No access
2. Canada No access
3. France No access
4. Germany No access
5. Italy No access
6. Japan No access
7. Netherlands No access
8. Sweden No access
9. United Kingdom No access
1. The Global State of the Art in Entitlement Reform No access
2. Balancing Adequacy and Sustainability No access
3. The U.S. Entitlement Paradox No access
Technical Note on Data and Sources No access Pages 23 - 23
About the Author No access Pages 24 - 24