Forced Saving Mandating Private Retirement Incomes [Paperback]

This wide-ranging analysis, first published in 2001, compares and contrasts the mandatory pension policies of countries around the globe.The rapid aging of the world's populations has seen a level of anxiety and urgency by governments around the world to set up or radically overhaul their mandatory pension policies. This wideranging analysis compares and contrasts the policies and schemes of countries all around the globe, with many tables, graphs and charts to summarise important findings.The rapid aging of the world's populations has seen a level of anxiety and urgency by governments around the world to set up or radically overhaul their mandatory pension policies. This wideranging analysis compares and contrasts the policies and schemes of countries all around the globe, with many tables, graphs and charts to summarise important findings.The rapid aging of the world's populations has triggered an anxious response in many governments that stresses the need to set up or radically overhaul their mandatory pension policies. This wideranging analysis compares and contrasts the policies and schemes of these countries, using many tables, graphs and charts to summarize important findings.1. Introduction; 2. Work and saving over the life cycle; 3. Saving for retirement; 4. Financial risks over the life cycle; 5. Retirement income streams; 6. Taxation of retirement saving; 7. Administrative costs and charges; 8. Conclusion; Appendix A1. Mandatory retirement saving in Australia; Annex A1. Chronology of retirement income policy in Australia; Appendix 2. International comparisons of private mandatory retirement saving. ...an insightful discussion...the book is a comprehensive investigation of the provision of retirement income. Industrial and Labor Relations Review