Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Miscellaneous, grade: 1,3, University of Bremen, language: English, abstract: Content1. Abstract ........................................................................................................ 22. The OMC An Overview ............................................................................ 32.1. The Open Method of Coordination Decentralized Coordination ... 32.2. The Actors Involved ......................................................................... 63. The OMC and the Old-Age Security System .................................................. 73.1. Bismarck vs. Beveridge .................................................................... 73.2. Different Approaches on the Old-Age Security Issues ..................... 84. Examples of Pension Systems ..................................................................... 104.1. Germany ........................................................................................... 104.2. Sweden ............................................................................................. 125. Conclusion ................................................................................................... 136. References .................................................................................................. 141