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7. Russian Laws on Old-Age Pensions and Veterans’ Rights: Contending Understandings of Social Justice
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- 1. Russia’s Social Welfare Crisis in Theoretical Perspective 1
- 2. The Elderly in a Revolutionary Society: The Soviet Pension System, 1917–1956 24
- 3. Pensions and the Pressures of Democratization in the USSR under Perestroika, 1986–1990 44
- 4. The Origins of Post-Communist Russia’s Pension Crisis, 1990–1993 60
- 5. Institutional Structure of the Russian Pension System, 1992–2001 72
- 6. The Politics of Pensions and the Evolution of Russian Parliamentarism, 1994–1999 87
- 7. Russian Laws on Old-Age Pensions and Veterans’ Rights: Contending Understandings of Social Justice 109
- 8. The Evolution of Pension Reform in Russia, 1995–2001 124
- 9. Conclusion 154
- Appendix A: Detailed List of Sources for Figures 6.1–6.2: Chronology of Pension Indexation 163
- Appendix B: Detailed List of Sources on Special Pension Benefits and Exemptions (l’goty) 169
- Appendix C: Disputes over Finances 173
- Notes 177
- Bibliography 225
- Index of Names 239
- Index of Subjects 242
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- 1. Russia’s Social Welfare Crisis in Theoretical Perspective 1
- 2. The Elderly in a Revolutionary Society: The Soviet Pension System, 1917–1956 24
- 3. Pensions and the Pressures of Democratization in the USSR under Perestroika, 1986–1990 44
- 4. The Origins of Post-Communist Russia’s Pension Crisis, 1990–1993 60
- 5. Institutional Structure of the Russian Pension System, 1992–2001 72
- 6. The Politics of Pensions and the Evolution of Russian Parliamentarism, 1994–1999 87
- 7. Russian Laws on Old-Age Pensions and Veterans’ Rights: Contending Understandings of Social Justice 109
- 8. The Evolution of Pension Reform in Russia, 1995–2001 124
- 9. Conclusion 154
- Appendix A: Detailed List of Sources for Figures 6.1–6.2: Chronology of Pension Indexation 163
- Appendix B: Detailed List of Sources on Special Pension Benefits and Exemptions (l’goty) 169
- Appendix C: Disputes over Finances 173
- Notes 177
- Bibliography 225
- Index of Names 239
- Index of Subjects 242