Can welfare expansion result in disintegration? The integration of East Germany into the German pension system
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6262222 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Hegelich (0000-0002-1245-3782, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81-105 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | German Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-4008 • E-ISSN: 1743-8993 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0964400042000245406 |
| OpenAlex | W1486560607 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
An expansion of the welfare state is often expected to cause a strengthening of the identification of ‘the people’ with the state. It is the aim of this article to show that the integration of the pension system of the former GDR into the pension system of the FRG has to be seen as an expansion of the welfare state that did not have this positive effect. To this purpose, the German pension systems and their unification are analysed. It is argued that the gauge for identification with the welfare state is the national interest and not private benefit and that therefore the integration of the GDR pension scheme did not result in a strengthening of identification, despite the welfare expansion
Economics · Geography · German · Identification (biology · Labour economics · Market economy · National Pension · Pension · Pension system · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Unification · Welfare · Welfare state · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Finance
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2021 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |