Edited by Giuliano Bonoli, Professor of Social Policy, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP), Switzerland and Toshimitsu Shinkawa, Professor of Political Science, Kyoto University, Japan

'This is an admirable example of a multi-authored comparative book. The two editors set the scene very carefully in the opening chapter and the subsequent chapters follow the framework set out and use the concepts explored there. In this never simple policy area, national systems are explained as clearly as possible by each author.'

• Contents: 1. Population Ageing and the Logics of Pension Reform in Western Europe, East Asia and North America Giuliano Bonoli and Toshimitsu Shinkawa2. Reconfiguring Italian Pensions: From Policy Stalemate to Comprehensive Reforms Maurizio Ferrera and Matteo Jessoula3. New Century – New Paradigm: Pension Reforms in Germany Karl Hinrichs4. The Politics of Pension Reform in France: The End of Exceptionalism? Christelle Mandin and Bruno Palier5. Pension Reform in Sweden: Radical Reform in a Mature Pension System Karen M. Anderson6. UK Pension Reform: A Test Case for a Liberal Welfare State? Peter Taylor-Gooby7. Switzerland: Adapting Pensions within Tight Institutional Constraints Giuliano Bonoli8. The Politics of Pension Reform in Japan: Institutional Legacies, Credit-claiming and Blame Avoidance Toshimitsu Shinkawa9. Pension Reform in Taiwan: The Old and the New Politics of Welfare Chen-Wei Lin10. Pension Reform in Korea: Conflict between Social Solidarity and Long-term Financial Sustainability Yeon Myung Kim and Kyo-seong Kim11. Public Pension Reform in the United States R. Kent Weaver12. Stasis Amidst Change: Canadian Pension Reform in an Age of Retrenchment Daniel Béland and John MylesIndex

Edited by Giuliano Bonoli, Professor of Social Policy, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP), Switzerland and Toshimitsu Shinkawa, Professor of Political Science, Kyoto University, Japan

'This is an admirable example of a multi-authored comparative book. The two editors set the scene very carefully in the opening chapter and the subsequent chapters follow the framework set out and use the concepts explored there. In this never simple policy area, national systems are explained as clearly as possible by each author.'

• Contents: 1. Population Ageing and the Logics of Pension Reform in Western Europe, East Asia and North America Giuliano Bonoli and Toshimitsu Shinkawa2. Reconfiguring Italian Pensions: From Policy Stalemate to Comprehensive Reforms Maurizio Ferrera and Matteo Jessoula3. New Century – New Paradigm: Pension Reforms in Germany Karl Hinrichs4. The Politics of Pension Reform in France: The End of Exceptionalism? Christelle Mandin and Bruno Palier5. Pension Reform in Sweden: Radical Reform in a Mature Pension System Karen M. Anderson6. UK Pension Reform: A Test Case for a Liberal Welfare State? Peter Taylor-Gooby7. Switzerland: Adapting Pensions within Tight Institutional Constraints Giuliano Bonoli8. The Politics of Pension Reform in Japan: Institutional Legacies, Credit-claiming and Blame Avoidance Toshimitsu Shinkawa9. Pension Reform in Taiwan: The Old and the New Politics of Welfare Chen-Wei Lin10. Pension Reform in Korea: Conflict between Social Solidarity and Long-term Financial Sustainability Yeon Myung Kim and Kyo-seong Kim11. Public Pension Reform in the United States R. Kent Weaver12. Stasis Amidst Change: Canadian Pension Reform in an Age of Retrenchment Daniel Béland and John MylesIndex

Edited by Giuliano Bonoli, Professor of Social Policy, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP), Switzerland and Toshimitsu Shinkawa, Professor of Political Science, Kyoto University, Japan

'This is an admirable example of a multi-authored comparative book. The two editors set the scene very carefully in the opening chapter and the subsequent chapters follow the framework set out and use the concepts explored there. In this never simple policy area, national systems are explained as clearly as possible by each author.'

• Contents: 1. Population Ageing and the Logics of Pension Reform in Western Europe, East Asia and North America Giuliano Bonoli and Toshimitsu Shinkawa2. Reconfiguring Italian Pensions: From Policy Stalemate to Comprehensive Reforms Maurizio Ferrera and Matteo Jessoula3. New Century – New Paradigm: Pension Reforms in Germany Karl Hinrichs4. The Politics of Pension Reform in France: The End of Exceptionalism? Christelle Mandin and Bruno Palier5. Pension Reform in Sweden: Radical Reform in a Mature Pension System Karen M. Anderson6. UK Pension Reform: A Test Case for a Liberal Welfare State? Peter Taylor-Gooby7. Switzerland: Adapting Pensions within Tight Institutional Constraints Giuliano Bonoli8. The Politics of Pension Reform in Japan: Institutional Legacies, Credit-claiming and Blame Avoidance Toshimitsu Shinkawa9. Pension Reform in Taiwan: The Old and the New Politics of Welfare Chen-Wei Lin10. Pension Reform in Korea: Conflict between Social Solidarity and Long-term Financial Sustainability Yeon Myung Kim and Kyo-seong Kim11. Public Pension Reform in the United States R. Kent Weaver12. Stasis Amidst Change: Canadian Pension Reform in an Age of Retrenchment Daniel Béland and John MylesIndex