Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. PREFACE 9
3. CONTENTS 11
4. 1. The Origin and Growth of Pensions 13
5. 2. The Development of Pension Schemes 46
6. 3. Public Sector Schemes: The Benefits Provided 69
7. 4. Public Sector Schemes: The Financial Arrangements 90
8. 5. Private Sector Schemes: The Contrasts between the Public and Private Sectors 127
9. 6. Occupational Schemes and National Insurance 158
10. 7. Taxation and Pension Schemes 190
11. 8. The Problem of Complexity 198
12. 9. Financing Public Sector Schemes: Funding and Pay-as-you-go 212
13. 10. Public Sector Schemes and the Future 240
14. APPENDIX 1. Occupational Pension Schemes: The General Picture 255
15. APPENDIX 2. Public Sector Pension Schemes 263
16. APPENDIX 3. Pensions for the Armed Forces 275
17. APPENDIX 4. Main Provisions of Twelve Public Sector Schemes 280
18. APPENDIX 5. Membership and Finances of Public Sector Schemes 286
19. APPENDIX 6. National Insurance Retirement Pensions 291
20. APPENDIX 7. The History and Purpose of Tax Reliefs 301
21. INDEX 315