The Future of Public Employee Retirement Systems

by Gary Anderson and Pension Reseach Council

People covered by public pensions are often the subject of "pension envy" that is, their benefits might seem more generous and their contributions lower than those offered by the private sector. Yet this book points out that such judgments are often inaccurate, since civil servants hold jobs with few counterparts in private industry, such as firefighters, police, judges, and teachers. Often these are riskier, dirtier, and demand more loyalty and discretion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199573344
• ISBN13: 9780199573349
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"