The Future of Welfare in a Global Europe

Abstract

Preface Introduction: the future of welfare in a global Europe, Bernd Marin. Part I From Warfare to Welfare and Workfare: War and the welfare state, Herbert Obinger and Klaus Petersen. Part II Demographic Metabolism, New Measures of Age and Ageing, and the Active Ageing Index (AAI) 2012-2015: Demographic metabolism: enabling future generations, Wolfgang Lutz An easily understood and intergenerationally equitable normal pension age, Warren C. Sanderson and Sergei Scherbov The Active Ageing Index (AAI) 2012-2015, Asghar Zaidi. Part III Towards a Human Investment State: Future-Able Education, Skill Formation, and Economic-Financial Literacy as Prerequisites of Sustainable Welfare Society: Social investment, skills, and inequality: hard choices in education and welfare state policies, Marius R. Busemeyer Skills, stakes, and clout: early human capital foundations for European welfare futures, Pieter Vanhuysse 'Reform, inform, educate': a new paradigm for pension systems' sustainability. Lessons from the 2011 'Rescue Italy' pension reform, Elsa Fornero. Part IV Class, Generation, Gender, and Age Cleavages in Ageing Societies: Cleavages in ageing societies: generation, age, or class?, Martin Kohli Women's work and pensions. Drawing lessons from Central and Eastern Europe, Agnieszka Chlon-Dominczak Reallocation of resources across age in a comparative European setting. The National Transfer Accounts project, Alexia Furnkranz-Prskawetz. Part V Too Sick to Work? Disability - and Happiness - in Stressful and Long-Life Societies: Too sick to work? The role of mental ill-health as a driver of inactivity and long-term unemployment, Christopher Prinz Happily ever after. The role of welfare policies, Orsolya Lelkes. Part VI Fragile Welfare Sustainability: Two Model Cases in Point: How sustainable is the Swedish model?, Joakim Palme Plea for an 'Agenda 2020', Bert Rurup. Part VII No European Social Model in Europe - or Towards a European Social Union?: No 'European social model' in Europe? A polemic statement of disappointment by a critical proponent, Bernd Marin The case for a European social union. From muddling through to a sense of common purpose, Frank Vandenbroucke.