Personal provision of retirement income : meeting the needs of older people

Contents: 1. Overview and Summary of Key Issues Jim Stewart and Gerard Hughes PART I: INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES' EXPERIENCE 2. Pension Policy Reform and Personal Provision of Retirement Income in France Lucy apRoberts and Pierre Concialdi 3. The Development of Private Pension Pillars in Italy: An Assessment of Recent Reforms Felice Roberto Pizutti and Michele Raitano 4. Personal Provision of Retirement Income in Germany Heinz-Dietrich Steinmeyer 5. Coping with Demographic Ageing in Sweden: The Role of Defined Contribution Schemes Ann-Charlotte Stahlberg 6. A Nation of Risk Lovers: Personal Provision of Retirement Income in Denmark Finn Ostrup 7. Personal Provision of Retirement Income in the UK Barbara Waine 8. Personal Provision of Retirement Income in Poland Marek Szczepanski PART II: PUBLIC POLICY AND PRIVATE PROVISION 9. The Matthew Effect: Why Current Pension Policy Helps the Rich get Richer Kim De Witte, Poul Roels and Yves Stevens 10. Conflicting Objectives in Personal Pension Provision and Personal Saving in Ireland Gerard Hughes and Jim Stewart PART III: OTHER ISSUES WITH INDIVIDUAL PENSIONS PROVISION 11. The Annuity Market and Personal Pensions John Turner 12. Regulation and Personal Pensions Dana Muir 13. Talking About Pensions: An Analysis of Language Used to Discuss Pensions Bryn Davies Index