Shocking Mother Russia : Democratization, Social Rights, and Pension Reform in Russia, 1990-2001.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Russia's Social Welfare Crisis in Theoretical Perspective -- 2 The Elderly in a Revolutionary Society: The Soviet Pension System, 1917-1956 -- 3 Pensions and the Pressures of Democratization in the USSR under Perestroika, 1986-1990 -- 4 The Origins of Post-Communist Russia's Pension Crisis, 1990-1993 -- 5 Institutional Structure of the Russian Pension System, 1992-2001 -- 6 The Politics of Pensions and the Evolution of Russian Parliamentarism, 1994-1999 -- 7 Russian Laws on Old-Age Pensions and Veterans' Rights: Contending Understandings of Social Justice -- 8 The Evolution of Pension Reform in Russia, 1995-2001 -- 9 Conclusion -- Appendix A: Detailed List of Sources for Figures 6.1-6.2 -- Appendix B: Detailed List of Sources on Special Pension Benefits and Exemptions -- Appendix C: Disputes over Finances -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Index of Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Index of Subjects -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Shocking Mother Russiaplaces the Russian experience in comparative perspective, and suggests lessons for pension reform derived from analysis of the Russian case.

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