Summary

'Pension Reform' presents 24 state of the art papers on the conceptual foundations and issues surrounding non-financial, or notional, defined contribution plans (NDCs), country implementation of NDCs (Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Sweden), and case studies for countries where NDCs are figured in the reform debate. This book is intended as a handbook for academics and policy makers who want to become informed about what NDC is and to learn about the pros and cons of this attractive reform proposal.