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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 200 pages. Population ageing is widely recognised as a major issue throughout the world. A crucial implication of ageing is its impact on retirement income policy. Havi ng a reliable income in retirement or being able to look forward to a comfortabl e standard of living is important for everyone. It is not just a concern for old er or even middle-aged people. Retirement income policy raises questions of fair ness and intergenerational equity. Whether a tax-funded pension system is sustai nable depends on the balance between the number of recipients and the number of taxpayers who can contribute to it. If the financial support of pensioners is in deed a 'burden', then how could that fiscal burden be shared between current and future taxpayers, and pension recipients? These and related issues are discusse d in Retirement Income Policy and Intergenerational Equity in a series of papers from a wide range of perspectives. These papers were originally presented at a conference run by the Institute of Policy Studies, with the support of the Retir ement Commissioner, in July 2010.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 214 pages. Cover worn. Text tannedPopulation ageing is widely recognised as a major issue throughout the world. A crucial implication of ageing is its impact on retirement income policy. Having a reliable income in retirement or being able to look forward to a comfortable s tandard of living is important for everyone. It is not just a concern for older or even middle-aged people. Retirement income policy raises questions of fairnes s and intergenerational equity. Whether a tax-funded pension system is sustainab le depends on the balance between the number of recipients and the number of tax payers who can contribute to it. If the financial support of pensioners is indee d a 'burden', then how could that fiscal burden be shared between current and fu ture taxpayers, and pension recipients? These and related issues are discussed i n Retirement Income Policy and Intergenerational Equity in a series of papers fr om a wide range of perspectives. These papers were originally presented at a con ference run by the Institute of Policy Studies, with the support of the Retireme nt Commissioner, in July 2010.…