This book tells the story of how China has managed to build a national pension system that now covers most of its population and what this system holds for its future. Since 1978, when China started remaking its economy, it has also...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Jul-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Columbia University Press, ISBN-13: 9780231214230)
In this examination of labor unions and state employee pensions, political scientist Carolyn Abott examines the increasing tendency of state governments to act with fiscal abandon as they create policy, despite the relatively constrained nature of t...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Jul-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Columbia University Press, ISBN-13: 9780231214223)
This book is a nuanced and comprehensive account of the intricate politics surrounding public sector pensions, an issue that has become increasingly contentious in recent years. Drawing from an array of case studies and theoretical perspectives, it d...Lasīt vairāk
This treaty on long-term sick leave (medical pensions, disability benefits) is a much-needed book, contributing to everyday practice. It will be very useful both for physicians and patients, legislators and insurers, linguists and philosophers. It i...Lasīt vairāk
Young people face unprecedented financial challenges: rising student debt, stiff competition for jobs, barriers to home ownership, dwindling state benefits and prospects of a longer working life. Essential Personal Finance is a guide to all...Lasīt vairāk
Essential Personal Finance is a guide to all the key areas of personal finance: budgeting, managing debt, savings and investments, insurance, securing a home and laying the foundations for retirement. The second edition has been fully upda...Lasīt vairāk
This book provides an in-depth explanation of public pension plan management and the decision-making processes surrounding pension policies within state and local governments in the United States. It addresses the intricate balance between securin...Lasīt vairāk
This book provides an in-depth explanation of public pension plan management and the decision-making processes surrounding pension policies within state and local governments in the United States. This book provides an in-depth expl...Lasīt vairāk
This monograph analyses the evolution of the welfare state in Spain from qualitative and quantitative perspectives. It basically relies on estimates of public social spending from 1850 to the present and offers comparisons with the rest of Europe....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 03-Apr-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198939030)
This Pension Research Council volume provides a range of perspectives on the causes and consequences of retirement wealth inequality, along with suggested opportunities to close the gaps. Many older Americans today are poorly prepar...Lasīt vairāk
Building upon on the experiences of ten developing Asian economies with a focus on India, this original volume is a first-time attempt to provide an in-depth account of financial literacy and its association with savings behavior, old age planning...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 06-Nov-2024, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Bristol University Press, ISBN-13: 9781529232257)
Pension policy in the UK and US is designed on the assumption that people can make informed financial decisions, can consistently invest in pensions and manage diverse portfolios. Deviating from this is often deemed irresponsible and irrational. Howe...Lasīt vairāk
The Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2023 presents the latest science-based, evidence-led research on hazard risks and their current and projected economic, social and environmental impacts under a 1.5 and 2oC warming scenario. Based on the latest RiskSc...Lasīt vairāk
Written by acclaimed authors in the fields of business leadership, careers, and work, this book goes beyond the typical advice on retirement, providing insights to guide you in broader areas of life identity issues, relationsh...Lasīt vairāk
Retirement, as a major life transition, can be both thrilling and challenging in unexpected ways. Written by acclaimed authors in the fields of business leadership, careers, and work, this book goes beyond the typical financial and health-related...Lasīt vairāk
This book focuses on the Defined Benefit (DB) pension scheme for pensionable civil servants in Malaysia, as a result of the rapidly rising pattern of pension costs for public servants in the country. In doing so, the book explores va...Lasīt vairāk
