The regulatory politics of private pensions in the UK and Germany
Mabbett, Deborah (2011) The regulatory politics of private pensions in the UK and Germany. In: Leisering, L. (ed.) The New Regulatory State: Regulating Pensions in Germany and the UK. Transformations of the State. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 191-210. ISBN 9780230272057.
Abstract
Book synopsis: The contributors to this volume take stock of the move towards private pensions in the UK and Germany since the 1980s, emphasizing the role of governments in creating and regulating private pensions. They argue that whilst the provider state has been retrenched, private pensions have given rise to a new regulatory state which follows on from the earlier regulatory state in public utilities. The contributing authors compare pension regulation and utility regulation, while others analyze the regulatory role of the EU. The burgeoning literature on regulation has paid little attention to the regulation of social security, while, conversely, social policy researchers have dealt with regulatory issues only in passing. This volume opens a dialogue between both groups of researchers. Private pension policy, which has tended to be a separate domain analyzed by economists and lawyers, is being drawn into the arena of wider welfare policies: the regulatory state meets the welfare state.
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Item Type: | Book Section |
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School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
Depositing User: | Administrator |
Date Deposited: | 18 May 2011 13:41 |
Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 16:54 |
URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/3295 |
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