Phillip HellwegeIntroduction1. The Framework for the Development of TontinesChristian Rietsch and Georges Gallais-HamonnoLorenzo TontiGeorges Gallais-Hamonno and Christian RietschFinancial Engineering in the 17th and 18th Centuries - Tontines in England, France, and IrelandRobin PearsonThe Socio-Economic Setting for Developing Tontines from the 17th to the 19th Centuries2. A Comparative Legal History of TontinesSophie DelbrelTontines in France from the Ancien Régime to the Third RepublicBoudewijn SirksTontines in the Dutch Republic and the Early Kingdom (1670-1869)John MacLeodTontines in England and ScotlandMartin SunnqvistTontines in ScandinaviaPhillip HellwegeTontines in German-Speaking TerritoriesKent McKeeverTontines in Portugal - Nicholas Bourey's Paleo-Tontine of 1641Maura FortunatiTontines in ItalyRafael IllescasTontines in SpainKent McKeeverThe Evolution of the Tontine in North AmericaMarcelo NasserTontines in Latin AmericaJan HalberdaTontines in PolandBalázs TokeyTontines in HungaryTamara KorchaginaThe Russian Experience with Tontine Insurance3. The Present and Future of TontinesMoshe A. MilevskyWhat Can Tontine Design of the Future Learn from Its Past?Jan-Hendrik WeinertTontines in Europe TodayJonathan Barry Forman and Michael J. SabinTontines in the Western World TodaySalvatore MancusoTontines and other Forms of Rotating Credit Associations in Africa4. Comparative AnalysesJerònia Pons PonsA Comparative Analysis from the Perspective of Economic HistoryPhillip HellwegeA Comparative Analysis from the Perspective of Legal History.