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Year 2003, Volume: 2 Issue: 3&4, 1 - 20, 07.01.2005

Kunibert Raffer

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Social Expenditure, Pension Systems, and Neoliberalism

Year 2003, Volume: 2 Issue: 3&4, 1 - 20, 07.01.2005

Kunibert Raffer

Abstract

The neo-liberal tide of privatisation targeted public pension schemes quite some time ago. While decreasing the role of the State as such is part and parcel of this ideology, another aspect of privatising basic needs does not seem to have received appropriate attention. Government intervention and trade union strife for higher income have created high levels of relatively wide-spread wealth, which could profitably be tapped by private business. This is similar to state property such as railways whose privatisation offers golden business opportunities. The necessity to provide for old age and outright fear of misery during this stage of one's life are powerful incentives to provide financially, even if fees and charges for doing so are relatively high – elasticity of demand will be low. 

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Expenditure Pension Neoliberalism

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Publication Date January 7, 2005
Published in Issue Year 2003 Volume: 2 Issue: 3&4

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APA Raffer, K. (2005). Social Expenditure, Pension Systems, and Neoliberalism. Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations, 2(3&4), 1-20.
AMA Raffer K. Social Expenditure, Pension Systems, and Neoliberalism. Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations. January 2005;2(3&4):1-20.
Chicago Raffer, Kunibert. “Social Expenditure, Pension Systems, and Neoliberalism”. Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations 2, no. 3&4 (January 2005): 1-20.
EndNote Raffer K (January 1, 2005) Social Expenditure, Pension Systems, and Neoliberalism. Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations 2 3&4 1–20.
IEEE K. Raffer, “Social Expenditure, Pension Systems, and Neoliberalism”, Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations, vol. 2, no. 3 & 4, pp. 1–20, 2005.
ISNAD Raffer, Kunibert. “Social Expenditure, Pension Systems, and Neoliberalism”. Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations 2/3 & 4 (January 2005), 1-20.
JAMA Raffer K. Social Expenditure, Pension Systems, and Neoliberalism. Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations. 2005;2:1–20.
MLA Raffer, Kunibert. “Social Expenditure, Pension Systems, and Neoliberalism”. Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations, vol. 2, no. 3&4, 2005, pp. 1-20.
Vancouver Raffer K. Social Expenditure, Pension Systems, and Neoliberalism. Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations. 2005;2(3&4):1-20.