Contents -- 1. Introduction -- Theories of Old-Age Security Policy Development -- Structure of the Book -- 2. Germany -- Developments Before 1900 -- Developments Since 1900 -- Accounting for Developments in Germany -- Conclusion -- 3. United Kingdom -- Developments Before 1900 -- Movement Toward Enactment -- Postwar Policy Developments -- Accounting for Developments in Britain -- Conclusion -- 4. Sweden -- Early Developments: Sixteenth-Nineteenth Centuries -- The Original Pension Legislation -- Developments Between the Wars -- Postwar Policy Developments -- Accounting for Developments in Sweden -- Conclusion -- 5. United States -- Early Developments: Military, Union, and Corporate Pensions -- Movement Toward a National Pension System -- The Social Security Act of 1935 -- Developments Since World War II -- Current Policy -- Accounting for Developments in the United States -- Conclusion -- 6. Brazil -- The Colonial Era and the Empire -- The Old Republic (1889-1930) -- The Vargas Era (1930-1945) -- The Populist Era (1945-1964) -- The Era of Military Rule (1964-1985) -- Comparisons with Other Latin American Nations -- Accounting for Developments in Brazil -- Conclusion -- 7. India -- Early History: Sixteenth-Nineteenth Centuries -- The Era of the Independence Movement -- Policy Developments Since Independence -- An Evaluation of India's Provident Fund Approach -- Accounting for Developments in India -- Conclusion -- 8. Nigeria -- The Colonial Era -- Developments Since Independence -- Nigeria's National Provident Fund -- Public Pension Policy in the Ivory Coast -- Accounting for Developments in Nigeria -- Conclusion -- 9. Cross-National Analysis -- The Theoretical Approach: A Review and Extension -- Research Design, Data, and Measurement -- Results for the Industrial Nations -- Results for the Third World Nations -- Comparisons with the Case Studies.

Conclusion -- Appendix: Sources of Data -- 10. Toward an Empirical and Theoretical Synthesis -- The Social Democratic Thesis -- The Neo-Marxist Perspective -- The Industrialism Perspective -- The Neo-Pluralist Perspective -- The State-Centered Perspective -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.