The present volume contains the proceedings of the workshop
"Transformation of th Social Security: Pensions in Central-Eastern
Europe", held on March 27-28, 1998 in Berlin. The workshop was realised
in the context of the multi-disciplinary research programme "The
Transformation of Economic Systems and the Reform of Societies in
Central and Eastern Europe", currently conducted at Frankfurt Institute
for Transformation Studies, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt
(Oder). The programme, involving economists, cultural and political
scientists, sociologists and jurists, is funded by Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft. The editors would like to express their
appreciation for this invaluable source of financial support. Moreover,
special thanks are due to two people who, in spite of a tight schedule,
have done their best to improve the readability and appearance of this
book: Melany Jacobs made skilful linguistic improvements to the original
manuscripts, while Andreas Paul took great care over the final layout.
Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1X Introduction: Transforming Social
Security - Pensions in Central-Eastern Europe Katharina MOiler, Andreas
Ry/l and Hans-JOrgen Wagener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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in Central-Eastern Europe Social Security - A Second Phase
Transformation Phenomenon? Hans-JOrgen Wagener . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The Transformation of Social Security
in Central and Eastern Europe Krzysztof Hagemejer. . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 II. Issues and Role Models in
the Pension Reform Debate The Controversy Between the Pay-As-You-Go
System and the Fully-Funded System in Old-Age Security Hermann Ribhegge
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The Political Feasibility of Pension Reform in the Light of Demographic
Change Friedrich Breyer and Klaus Stolte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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