POLITICAL DISCOURSE AND PATH SHAPING IN PUBLIC POLICY: COMPARING PENSION REFORMS IN GREECE AND ITALY

What is it about?

Pension politics has been at the heart of reform attempts in Greece. The crisis has revealed the salience of this policy area, yet little had been done until recently. This paper adopts a comparative perspective to explain the politics behind reform woes in Greece.

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Why is it important?

Pensions are at the heart of the welfare state and the ability of governments to reform the system of social insurance equally so. The paper demonstrates the mechanisms that make reform possible.