The Public Pension Crisis

Contractual Rights and Constitutional Limits

T. Leigh Anenson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

186 Seiten

2026
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-72059-5 (ISBN)

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This book critically examines legal challenges surrounding public pensions, focusing on the Contract Clause and its role in pension reform. An ideal resource for legal scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and professionals, it analyzes over 70 cases, presenting a unified contract theory to balance employee benefits and government flexibility.

A timely response to the pressing issue of public pension reform, The Public Pension Crisis explores the complex relationship between contract law and government pensions, specifically focusing on the Contract Clause and related state Pension Clauses. Analyzing over a decade of litigation, the book highlights the evolving role of pension contracts in constitutional law and examines more than 70 landmark cases to establish a clear, principled framework for determining when pension benefits qualify as contractual obligations. T. Leigh Anenson presents a unified theory to consistently treat public and private pensions, balancing the interests of employees' earned benefits with the financial challenges facing governments. Combining legal scholarship with practical policy insights, Anenson not only provides a much-needed legal perspective on pension reform but also calls for a systematic approach to addressing the retirement security crisis.

T. Leigh Anenson is Professor of Business Law at the University of Maryland and a past president of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business. She has published extensively on government pension law and obligations, receiving numerous awards and court citations. Anenson is the author of Judging Equity: The Fusion of Unclean Hands in US Law (2019).

Part I. Mapping the Boundaries of Government Power: 1. Introduction; 2. Charting contract clause constraints; 3. Surveying the legal landscape; 4. Choosing among conflicting canons of construction; 5. Examining the evidence of contract; 6. Changing contract coverage; 7. Unifying public pension contract law; 8. Conclusion; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.4.2026
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	500 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Arbeitsrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-10	1-009-72059-7 / 1009720597
ISBN-13	978-1-009-72059-5 / 9781009720595
Zustand	Neuware