{"product_id":"the-gender-impact-of-social-estelle-james-9780226392004","title":"The Gender Impact of Social Security Reform","description":"As populations age and revenues diminish, government and private pension funds around the world are facing insolvency. The looming social security crisis is especially dire for women, who live longer than men but have worked less in the formal labor force. This groundbreaking study examines alternative social security systems and their disparate impacts on men and women. Emphasis is placed on the new multi-pillar systems that combine a publicly managed benefit and a mandatory private retirement saving plan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gender Impact of Social Security Reform\u003c\/i\u003e compares the gendered outcomes of social security systems in Chile, Argentina, and Mexico, and presents empirical findings from Eastern and Central European transition economies as well as several OECD countries. Women's positions have improved relative to men in countries where joint pensions have been required, widows who have worked can keep the joint pension in addition to their own benefit, the public benefit has been targeted toward low earners, and women's retirement age has been raised to equality with that of men. \u003ci\u003eThe Gender Impact of Social Security Reform \u003c\/i\u003ewill force economists and policy makers to reexamine the design features that enable social security systems to achieve desirable gender outcomes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Estelle James,Alejandra Cox Edwards,Rebeca Wong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226392007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226392004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009","brand":"Estelle James","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086409085183,"sku":"9780226392004","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af9907e1-9e32-405d-9e7f-9f6cf1404e3a.jpg?v=1769094504","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gender-impact-of-social-estelle-james-9780226392004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}