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Who pays the piper calls the tune? Comparing C anada's and the E uropean U nion's expansionary roles in pensions
Author(s) -
Marier Patrik
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.361
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1754-7121
pISSN - 0008-4840
DOI - 10.1111/capa.12021
Subject(s) - pension , maturity (psychological) , government (linguistics) , business , member states , political science , economics , economic policy , european union , finance , law , linguistics , philosophy
Both C anada and the E uropean U nion ( EU ) have been active in developing pension policies despite the lack of formal mandates to do so. While the C anadian government used its fiscal powers to expand its role in pension programs when pension emerged as a policy issue, the EU has been strongly limited by its lack of resources, institutional complexities, and the maturity of public pension programs in its member states. The EU experience generates interesting lessons for C anadian policy makers who are dealing with increasingly complex pension issues.