The Open Method of Coordination - Friend or Foe?

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Miscellaneous, grade: 1,3, University of Bremen, language: English, abstract: Content

1. Abstract ¿........................................................................................................ 2

2. The OMC ¿ An Overview ¿............................................................................ 3

2.1. The Open Method of Coordination ¿Decentralized Coordination ¿... 3

2.2. The Actors Involved ¿......................................................................... 6

3. The OMC and the Old-Age Security System .................................................. 7

3.1. Bismarck vs. Beveridge ¿.................................................................... 7

3.2. Different Approaches on the Old-Age Security Issues ¿..................... 8

4. Examples of Pension Systems ¿..................................................................... 10

4.1. Germany ¿........................................................................................... 10

4.2. Sweden ¿............................................................................................. 12

5. Conclusion ¿................................................................................................... 13

6. References ¿.................................................................................................. 14

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