Pensions for life?: id21 insights, issue 42

The 1990s could well qualify as the decade of global pension reform. A number of countries in Latin America and some transition economies radically transformed their pension provision and moved swiftly towards privately provided individual retirement plans. Less conspicuous, but no less important, South Africa and Brazil reformed their basic pension plans to achieve almost universal coverage.

Articles included:

• The challenge for India: Palacios, R.
• Africa in crisis: Disney, R.
• Pensions in development: Charlton, R. and  McKinnon, R.
• Asia – success or failure?: Asher, M.G.
• Reforming the reform?: Mesa-Lago, C.
• Politics of reform: Müller, K.
• Future uncertain:  Devereux, S.
• The spread of benefits - Alleviating poverty in Brazil: Schwarzer, H. and Delgado, G.