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A Stable Pension System: The Eighth Wonder

Author

Editor

  • Tommy Bengtsson

Summary, in English

Ageing, with increases in the old-age dependency ratio, puts a strain on pension systems organised as a pay-as-you-go system. The question asked is whether the Swedish system will be politically as weill as financially stable in the future. The design is described and analysed with resspect to sustainability.

Publishing year

2010

Language

English

Pages

47-64

Publication/Series

Population Ageing - A Threat to the Welfare State? The Case of Sweden

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Economics

Keywords

  • Ageing
  • pension systems
  • fairness
  • sustainability

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-3-642-12611-6