By Thane Gustafson
Capitalism Russian-Style presents a growth file on probably the most very important monetary experiments occurring on this planet this day: the construction of capitalism in Russia. It describes Russian achievements in construction deepest banks, businesses, inventory exchanges, new legislation and legislations courts. It analyzes the function of the mafia, the hot monetary empires, marketers, company tycoons, and the shrinking Russian kingdom. Thane Gustafson tells how the Soviet approach was once dismantled and the hot industry society was once born, and examines the clients for a Russian fiscal miracle within the twenty-first century.
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Not only public policy but also private occupational benefits—provided by employers or negotiated by the collective bargaining partners—may offer additional opportunities or supplement insufficient public benefits for preretirement. In recent years, several comparative studies have highlighted the need to examine the involvement of firms or the social partners in the provision of occupational welfare, often previously over¨ 1997a; Shalev 1996). In addition, recent looked (Rein and Wadensjo studies point to employers’ roles in the social policy arena and their influence on public policy (Mares 2001a; Martin 2000; Swenson 2002).
Reform-minded governments have attempted to raise the statutory retirement age, tighten eligibility for disability pensions, close special preretirement schemes, shift from passive to active labor market policies, and foster gradual partial pension schemes—all in order to reduce public 20 Introduction expenditure and to increase activity rates among older workers. However, they encounter considerable obstacles owing to substitution effects, mere cost-shifting, and counteraction by the social partners.
Concentrating on only one social security program is insufficient to fully grasp pull factors because there are several alternative pathways, even when they are not necessarily complete functional equivalents. While in one country early exit from work may be facilitated by drawing on seniority pensions early, in another country long-term unemployment benefits provide a ‘bridging pension’ (Guillemard and van Gunsteren 1991). Although one pathway may serve as an alternative for another, the eligibility conditions, the generosity of benefits, and control over access often vary considerably.