"This paper examines the political economy of pension reforms in times of economic crisis and its impact on social dialogue and tripartite institutions. It focuses on the issue of social dialogue and social security governance. Indeed, amongst all the topics addressed in the world of work, perhaps none reflect the principles of tripartism and social dialogue better than social security. The paper analyses the process of pension reform and the role of social dialogue in ten countries, namely: China, France, Greece, Jordan, the Netherlands, Mauritius, Slovenia,Spain, Sweden and Uruguay. It also refers to other relevant country experiences, including those of Australia, Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The authors examine the economic and political situation during the pre-crisis period and the subsequent measures, notably fiscal consolidation and explicit pension reforms,implemented in response to the crisis."

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