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  3. Population ageing and the resulting pressures on existing pension sys tems constitutes one of the most important challenges mode

Population ageing and the resulting pressures on existing pension sys tems constitutes one of the most important challenges mode

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问题     Population ageing and the resulting pressures on existing pension sys
tems constitutes one of the most important challenges modern societies will
have to face over the coming decades. Since governments have responded to (1)______
the such pressures by adopting a plethora of pension reforms, the adaptation (2)_____
process is far from over.
    This book comprehensively documents developments in pension policy
in eleven advanced industrial countries in Western Europe, East Asia and
North America. In order to explore what population ageing means for the
sustainability of pension systems, the authors present a detailed preview of (3)______
pension policy making over the past two decades and provide an up-to-date
analysis of current pension legislation. They examine the factors that can
facilitate or impede the adaptation of pension systems and the features that
shape and determine reforms. They also highlight the fact that although the
path of reform walked by each country is somewhat different, the processes (4)______
at working are often very similar. Ageing populations throughout the world (5)______
are extremely reluctant to see their pension systems dismantled and are,
however, prepared to mobilize in their defense. This process of mobilization (6)______
interacts demographic pressures and institutional constraints to help deter- (7)______
mine the future direction of pension policy.
    The breadth of geographic coverage provides an almost international (8)______
picture of the impact of ageing for pension reform, at least in terms of high (9)______
income countries. Academics and students with an interest in economics,
social policy, sociology and political science will find this a worthy and re- (10)_____
warding volume. It will also be of value to policymakers interested in how
the problem of unsustainable pension systems can be resolved.
(8)
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答案international — global
解析 此题辨析global和international。两者意思有相近之处，有的学生会不加以区分随便使用。其实它们的含义是不同的。International的意思是“involving different countries”，即涉及多个国家，不一定涉及世界上所有的地方；global的意思是“affectingall parts of the world”，即影响到世界上所有的地方。另外，global可以修饰view，vision，picture这样的名词，意思是“整体的、全局的”。文中说：(这本书)在地理上的宽泛的覆盖面为说明人口老龄化给养老金制度改革带来的影响提供了全面的描述。这里用international是不合适的，恰恰应该用global，意思是“整体的、全面的”。
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