Policies of the EU Towards Occupational Pensions: Limits to Regulation

Haverland, Markus

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Policies of the EU Towards Occupational Pensions: Limits to Regulation

Markus Haverland

Erasmus University Rotterdam - Faculty of Social Science

July 10, 2011

In Lutz Leiserink (Ed.) The New Regulatory State. Palgrave Macmillan 2011, pp. 175-188

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This chapter deals with regulatory policies of the EU towards occupational pensions. It focuses in particular on the pension fund directive adopted in 2003. Largely based on a close reading of official documents, the chapter traces the discussion about a potential social dimension to the directive in addition to its financial elements. The chapter distinguishes between a coalition in favour of a "Liberal Europe" and a "Social Europe". The contribution also provides reasons why the proponents of a "Social Europe" have failed.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 16

Keywords: Pension Funds, Solidarity, European Union, Regulation, Social Risks, Social Europe, Financial Services, Private Pensions

JEL Classification: I31, J71, J32

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Date posted: July 12, 2012

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Haverland, Markus, Policies of the EU Towards Occupational Pensions: Limits to Regulation (July 10, 2011). In Lutz Leiserink (Ed.) The New Regulatory State. Palgrave Macmillan 2011, pp. 175-188. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2103200

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