Centre for Policy on Ageing



But is it 'fair'? — the UK Coalition Government, 'fairness' and the 'reform' of public sector pensions
Author(s)	Tony Cutler, Barbara Waine
Journal title	Social Policy and Administration, vol 47, no 3, June 2013
Publisher	Wiley Blackwell, June 2013
Pages	pp 327-345
Source	http://wileyonlinelibrarycom/journal/spol
Keywords	Retirement pensions ; Government ; Statutory agencies ; Social change ; Rights [elderly] ; United Kingdom.
Annotation	Analyses arguments for reform of public sector pension schemes by the UK Coalition Government on the grounds that existing provision is `unfair'. Three dimensions of `fairness' are discussed: that between public and private sector provision; between the costs to public sector employees and other taxpayers; and between members of public sector schemes. The article argues that there are serious weaknesses in the Coalition position on each of these dimensions of `fairness'. It suggests that these weaknesses are rooted in the discussion of public sector pensions in isolation from the overall pattern of occupational pension provision in the UK and that a more satisfactory analysis requires reference to principles of distributive justice. (NH).
Accession Number	CPA-130823264 A
Classmark	JJA: VJA: PB: TMH: IKR: 8
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing

...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing.