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For the Few, Not the Many: Tracing the Residualist and Compensatory Nature of British Energy Support
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Drawing on extensive documentary analysis, this article traces the evolution of British energy policy support since World War II. It analyses shifts in policy design through two interpretive lenses: eligibility (residualist vs. universalist) and function (compensatory vs. preventive).
T. M. Croon +4 more
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Pensiile speciale în România – de la necesitate la abuz
Revista Transilvană de Ştiinţe Administrative, 2018 The study addresses the theme of the special pensions starting from the elements that set apart the special pensions from those in the ordinary public pension system, respectively, the age of retirement, the length of services (contribution period) and ...
Felicia Cornelia Macarie +1 more
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Public policy and retirement saving incentives in the UK [PDF]
With ageing populations, OECD governments are searching for policies to increase retirement incomes. The UK government has introduced a series of policies, including the introduction of Personal Pensions from April 1988, of Stakeholder Pensions from ...
Carl Emmerson +3 more
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Biodiversity markets are increasingly promoted as instruments to close the biodiversity finance gap, yet their implications for social inclusivity and collaborative governance remain poorly understood. England's new Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) policy provides a critical case.
M. Troiano +8 more
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The importance of defined-benefit occupational pension schemes in selected OECD countries [PDF]
This paper discusses the role which (funded) defined benefit private sector occupational pension schemes play in national pensions in a sub-group of OECD countries.
Eich, Frank
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Public Policy and Extended Families : Evidence from Pensions in South Africa
, 2003 How are resources allocated within extended families in developing economies? This question is investigated using a unique social experiment: the South African pension program. Under that program the elderly receive a cash transfer equal to roughly twice
Marianne Bertrand +2 more
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The Distributive Consequences of Active Welfare Policies in Europe
European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the distributive consequences of active welfare policies in Europe by analysing tier‐specific investments in individualised employment services across four European welfare states: Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Deborah Jackwerth‐Rice +1 more
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The Italian welfare reform trajectory in turbulent times
Italian Political Science, 2023 Absolutely exceptional under many respects, the XVIII parliamentary term has represented a peculiar terrain for welfare reform. On the one side, over the past five years, three highly heterogeneous governments have alternated in power, supported by ...
Igor Guardiancich +2 more
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Severance Pay, Pensions, and Efficient Mobility [PDF]
This paper argues that pensions are used as severance pay devices in an efficient compensation scheme. The major points of the study are: (1) Severance pay, which takes the form of higher pension values for early retirement, is widespread.
Edward P. Lazear
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Executive dysfunction and employment in epilepsy
Epilepsia, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Executive dysfunction, affective symptoms, and unemployment are prevalent in patients with epilepsy, yet the relation between these variables remains poorly understood. The present study examined: (1) The relationship between epilepsy‐related variables, affective symptoms, and executive functions (EFs); and (2) how these variables ...
Lisa E. Hauger +6 more
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