The Political Economy of Social Pension Reform in Asia
Katja Hujo, Sarah Cook – One way to understand the drivers of social policy reform is to analyse them in relation to the broader development and welfare regime of each country, with several external and internal factors and actors influencing the feasibility and results of reform processes. Important variables to consider in such an analysis include: relevant actors and their strategies—for example, policy makers, advocacy groups and NGOs, external donors or international organizations; contextual variables such as the economic, political and social system and demographic trends; and conjunctural variables such as external shocks and crises
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