The New Regulatory State [electronic resource] : Regulating Pensions in Germany and the UK /
Leisering, L.editor.
Explores the role of governments in creating and regulating private pensions in the UK and Germany since the 1980s. Private pensions have given rise to a new regulatory state in this area. The contributing authors compare pension regulation and utility regulation, while others analyse the regulatory role of the EU.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Theories of social and economic regulation -- pt. 2. Pension privatization and regulation in Britain and Germany -- pt. 3. The role of the EU -- pt. 4. Comparative and conceptual perspectives -- pt. 5. Conclusion : identifying the new regulatory state.
Explores the role of governments in creating and regulating private pensions in the UK and Germany since the 1980s. Private pensions have given rise to a new regulatory state in this area. The contributing authors compare pension regulation and utility regulation, while others analyse the regulatory role of the EU.
Political sociology.
Finance.
Welfare state.
European Union.
Comparative politics.
Sociology.
Political Sociology.
Finance, general.
Politics of the Welfare State.
European Union Politics.
Comparative Politics.
Sociology, general.