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Pension administration currently faces many challenges. First, certain population groups such as the self-employed, atypical workers, the unemployed, migrant workers and workers in small businesses present specific administrative difficulties to social security institutions, in terms of contribution collection, enforcement of compliance, and combating contribution evasion. Second, there is considerable need for debate on current innovations in ICT and their impact on the organization of pension administration. Third, information management and data quality are of utmost importance not only to ensure appropriate financial flows and correct benefit payments, but also to maintain the social legitimacy of pension schemes and social security administrations. Fourth, growing demands on customer-oriented services, the increased need to legitimize and inform the public on pension programs as well as the development of new communication technologies have created new pressures and opportunities.

Taken together, new developments in the area of ICT, socio-economic changes, and new client needs require pension administrations to take a proactive approach in order to anticipate future administrative challenges and prepare solutions for them. Yet, generally speaking, academic circles have paid insufficient attention to the implementation issues raised by these major developments.

This volume is devoted to addressing priority challenges in pension administration. It presents a basic framework for better pension implementation by demonstrating five core requirements for a viable pension system, identifying several basic key elements in any effective system for collecting social security contributions. It also contains reports on selected countries, including Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States, and attempts to clarify future administrative challenges. Through in-depth discussions on national experiences, good practice and lessons learnt, this volume provides useful and insightful details on innovations and solutions currently applied in a variety of countries.

In 2050, world population growth is predicted to come almost to a halt. Shortly thereafter it may well start to shrink. A major reason behind this shift is the fertility decline that has taken place in many developed countries. In this book, experts discuss the appropriateness and effectiveness of using public policy to influence fertility decisions. Contributors discuss the general feasibility of public interventions in the area of fertility, analyze fertility patterns and policy design in such countries as Japan, South Korea, China, Germany, Sweden, and France, and offer theoretical analyses of parental fertility choices that provide an overview of a broad array of child-related policy instruments in a number of OECD and EU countries.

CONTRIBUTORS: Gunnar Andersson, Reiko Aoki, Shalhevet Attar-Schwartz, Jonathan Bradshaw, Yoonyoung Cho, Alessandro Cigno, Tamotsu Kadoda, Yoko Konishi, Seiritsu Ogura, Xizhe Peng, Warren Sanderson, Noriyuki Takayama, Olivier Thevenon, and Martin Werding

2007年春に約5000万件の記録漏れが発覚した日本の年金。その記録漏れは今も生じており、将来もゼロにはできない。宙に浮いた年金記録はアメリカで2.5億件、イギリスで1.2億件も存在する。日本の年金水準は下げていくはずであったのにもかかわらず、デフレ下で逆に上昇しつづけている。子ども手当の導入で利益が多いのは、共稼ぎ世帯よりも専業主婦世帯である……等々驚きの新事実を明らかにする。

本の注文はこちらです

In high-income countries, the percent of the population covered under mandatory old-age pension programs is typically high but often incomplete; in low- and middle-income countries, coverage is low and even stagnant. At the same time, older people are less able to rely on family and community support as a result of growing urbanization and migration. And low-income workers and the poor simply cannot save enough to prepare for their old age. As a response, many countries are considering or have already implemented various forms of retirement income transfers aiming to guarantee a minimum level of income during old age. Despite the growing popularity of these programs, research assessing their success has been limited.

Closing the Coverage Gap: The Role of Social Pensions and Other Retirement Income Transfers brings together a group of renowned academics, policy analysts, and policy makers working in the area of pensions and public policy. They discuss how social pensions and other retirement income transfers can be used to close the coverage gap of mandatory pension systems: how they operate, when they can be appropriate, and how to make them work. The book reviews the experiences of low-, middle-, and high-income countries with the design and implementation of retirement income transfers. The book analyzes design issues related to financing, incentives, targeting mechanisms, and administration, and also identifies the role of promising instruments such as matching contributions to reach parts of the informal sector.

　Asia is a region of demographic variety. Several Asian countries are currently experiencing a very rapid population ageing. The pension schemes in Asian countries face a big challenge under the population ageing.
There are some Asia-specific characteristics in pensions. First, many Asian countries have only a short history of social security pensions, and accordingly the issue of increasing pension coverage is still quite relevant in these countries. Second, pension programs are fairly different among Asian countries. Third, overall, the lump-sum retirement benefits have been very popular in Asia. Indeed, its mentality is still very persistent. In this sense, annuitization of retirement benefits now becomes all the more important in Asian countries.
This volume is devoted to searching for better old age income security in Asia. With an introductory chapter, it contains reports on major East, Southeast and South Asian countries, including China, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Special concerns are given to incentives and compliance issues, along with the economic status of the elderly.

2004年の年金改正法案を斬る！年金保険料を引き上げてよいのか。給付を一律に引き下げてよいのか。地に堕ちた年金制度への信頼を回復するための具体的提言。年金研究の総決算。

600兆円にもおよぶ巨額の追加資金（年金の債務超過額）をこれからどのように負担していくのか。そして若い世代の年金制度に対する信頼をどのように取り戻すのか。この２つの基本問題に具体的に回答すること――それが本書の目的にほかならない。もとめられているのは「負担の構造改革」である。

本の注文はこちらです

日本をめぐる内外の状況は今日、過去のそれとは根本的に異なる。欧米へのキャッチアップを念頭においた日本の従来型経済制度や政策体系では新しい時代を首尾よく乗り切っていけないだろう。
　 新しい社会・経済の文脈にふさわしい制度や政策のあり方を集中的に議論し自主的に改める必要性はきわめて高い。本書はそのような議論の質を少しでも高めることを目的に編集されたものである。執筆者はいずれも日本の内外で健筆をふるっている研究者であり、いまや各分野の最高権威ともいうべき人ばかりである。
　 ２１世紀へ移行したいま、「死の跳躍」（フォン・ベルツ）に再びどのように挑むのか。それは日本における制度の設計や政策に関心をもつすべての人に与えられた知的冒険にほかならない。

The social security pension systems in developed countries are now quite unpopular, especially among the youth. Policymakers in these countries have been forced to reduce the generosity of the existing pay-as-you-go defined benefit pensions. Part of the lost benefits is replaced by pensions from funded defined contribution individual accounts, but many difficulties still remain. When it comes to social security pensions, by far the most important question is whether or not they are worth buying. For funded occupational and personal pensions, investment risk, increased administration costs, annuitization and distributional concerns are still major obstacles. Missing are better instruments to minimize risks involved in the funded system. No contributory pension scheme, public or private, PAYG or funded, DB or DC, can meet its objectives unless contributors comply. Contributors today are ultimately concerned with the taste of pie, rather than its size or its division. Are the pension provisions incentive-compatible? Is compliance effectively enforced? This volume is devoted to searching for better pension provisions in developed countries. It contains reports on major developed countries including Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. It also deals with critical pension reform issues.

年金は、生活の安らぎと社会の活力のための必修科目。年金不信をどう払拭し、年金不安をどう解消するか。さらには「積立方式化」「民営化」「女性と年金」などの争点をどう整理したらよいか。主要な年金問題をやさしく解説し、老後不安の解消策を具体的に提示した、一般読者向けの新書。1999年の年金改正法(2000年3月28日、可決・成立)についても簡潔に紹介している。４刷（2000年10月）にさいして、新法成立をふまえ文章表現を一部改めた。三省堂書店神田本店ベストセラー・ランキングで第２位（「新書」部門、2000年2月４日〜2月10日）、丸善日本橋店ベストセラー・ランキングで第３位（「新書」部門、2000年2月10日〜2月16日）等を記録した。2004年4月27日に8刷目がリリースされました。

In the late 1990's, the asset bubble in Japan finally burst. The party, so to speak, is now over. And as the "morning after" dawns, Japan is left with a population in decline, a disproportionately large cohort of pensioners, and an ailing economy with which to support them. As to when exactly the Japanese themselves will wake up to this situation remains an open question. This volume studies the economic consequences of a declining population and of too generous a benefit of the social security pension. It aims to deepen the public understanding as to how the present social security programs are working and whether or not the programs are sustainable. It clarifies the relative economic status of the elderly including those in extended family and of the active population, explains causes of a move towards early retirement and of higher labor force participation for the male elderly in Japan, identifies the main factors underlying the different employment status of married women, examines the wealth formation process throughout the life cycle including household saving behavior, and shows how bequest motivation has functioned in Japan.

1980年代後半以降、日本の経済のストック経済化が急速に進んだ。しかし、資料の制約等もあり、個々の家計資産の実態はこれまで必ずしも明らかではなかった。本書は、『全国消費実態調査』をはじめとする各種のデータを縦横に駆使して、家計資産保有の実態、家計部門の消費・貯蓄行動、公的年金と貯蓄・就労の関係、税制の所得再分配機能、 を分析したものである。マイクロ・データを利用した日本で初めての本格的研究であり、日本経済研究に新機軸を切り拓いたものである。 経済企画庁で４年４ヶ月の年月をかけて精力的に行われた研究成果を一書にとりまとめたもの。好評発売中。

全国消費実態調査（1989年）等の個票データを分析した研究書。 『ストック・エコノミー』の続編。1996年度の日経・経済図書文化賞を受賞。 2004年1月復刊。好評発売中。

著者は、ニクソン政権下で商務長官を務めたP.ピーターソン氏。 人口高齢化で米国はどうなるか、問題解決の具体的方法は何か、を簡潔かつ雄弁に論じた書物。日本の政財界でも大反響。 「日本への警鐘」（豊田章一郎氏）、「一級の警世の書」（小島明氏）、「核心をついた議論と提言」（出井伸之氏）、 「真心をこめて日本人に贈ってくれた貴重なメッセージ」（行天豊雄氏）等。好評発売中。

年金カット？65歳にならないともらえない？年金財政が破綻する？ 「年金常識」の誤解を正し、現実的な改革案を1994年改革を念頭に置いて提案した書物。 1999年７月時点で在庫切れ。もよりの図書館でご覧になるか、古本屋でお求め下さい。