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Authors: Keith G. Banting, Robin W. Boadway
ISBN-13: 9780889117396, ISBN-10: 088911739X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGill-Queens University Press
Date Published: March 1996
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Keith G. Banting

Book Synopsis

The retirement income system has been hailed as one of the great successes of Canadian social policy. However, contemporary pressures have generated a vigorous debate about the way ahead. Fundamental reforms are being proposed and Canadians face important choices.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
1Reforming Retirement Income Policy: The Issues1
2Canada's Old Age Crisis in International Perspective29
3Public and Private Roles in the Provision of Retirement Income49
Comments61
4Aging and Canada's Public Sector: Retrospect and Prospect69
Comments99
5The Canada Pension Plan: Retrospect and Prospect105
6A New Old Age Pension135
Comments191
Comments199
7Private Provision of Retirement Income: Tax Policy Issues209
Comments241
8Recent Trends in Public Pension Reform: A Comparative View247
9The Politics of Pension Reform273
Comments295
Comments301
10Generation X vs. Generation XS: Reflections on the Way Ahead311
11The Way Ahead335
Contributors341

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