/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/2878/all en /maxbellschool/article/video/video-socialist-insecurity-politics-pensions-communist-and-post-communist-russia <p>Twentieth-century Eastern European socialist economies promised comprehensive welfare benefits “from the cradle to the grave,” including generous state pensions, and had some of the lowest pension ages in the world; however, the expense of this agenda is often pointed to as a long-term cause of the collapse of these economies and its legacy as a drain on post-communist successors states’ budgets.</p> <p>Focusing on the Soviet example, this talk by Professor Kristy Ironside looked at the pitfalls of pension financing in the postwar period.</p> Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:29:24 +0000 Max Bell School of Public Policy 2250 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/article/video/video-all-zoom-all-time-reflections-moving-civil-society-online <p>The institutions of civil society perform a vital function in the life of liberal democracies. It's no surprise that it is one of the first targets of aspiring tyrants. COVID-19 has forced civil society largely online. Can it survive there?</p> <p>This webinar was delivered on September 17, 2020, by Professor Daniel Weinstock. </p> Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:21:30 +0000 Max Bell School of Public Policy 2232 at /maxbellschool