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- Universal minimum pensions would be an effective way to substantially reduce poverty among elderly Latin Americans
- J-J. Dethier; P. Pestieau; R. Ali / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2010
- In Latin America, five countries - Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay - have non-contributory pensions. But pension coverage rates remain below 30% in half of Latin American countries. This paper examin...
- The experiences of the FUNRURAL pension programme in Brazil
- P. Lloyd-Sherlock; A. Barrientos / New Dynamics of Ageing, 2009
- Like Brazil in the 1960s, China is now facing problems of large geographical inequalities, as well high rates of rural to urban migration of younger aged adults. However, rural older people account for a much higher share of China?s t...
- Adequate preparation for old age will determine Latin America’s long-term economic success
- R. Jackson; R. Strauss; N. Howe / Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2009
- Latin America’s population aged 65 or over will triple to 18.5 percent by 2050. Fertility is declining. The coming age wave poses two fundamental challenges for Latin America. The first is to fashion national retirement systems ...
- The recent inflation experiences of ten Latin American countries
- M. Weisbrot; D. Rosnick / Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, 2009
- From April 2007 to July 2008, there was a surge in non-core (food and energy) prices worldwide. These prices have since dropped considerably. Monetary and exchange rate policy that does not take into account that the food and energy p...
- Manufacturing wages in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Spain and the United States from 1996-2006
- Jus Semper Global Alliance, 2009
- Are manufacturing workers in the Americas being paid a fair wage in relation to the cost of living? Until recently, data inadequacies have made it difficult to find out. But in 2008, the US Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) began repo...
- Views on the current financial crisis from the global South
- Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008
- The global financial crisis is already beginning to have an impact on the ‘real economy’ in poorer countries around the world. However, the debate in the west about the impact of the crisis has largely ignored it...
- Increasing poor people's bankability through cash transfer schemes
- A. Carpio; N. Riemenschneider / Oxford Policy Management, 2008
- Experiences from around show that building poor people’s capacities to accumulate assets for the long term is central to poverty reduction. In this process, household savings play a particularly significant role. Contrary t...
- What future for the U.S?
- F. Cripps; T. McKinley / International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2008
- Following the projection up until 2015 which predicted a falling dollar and a US recession in an earlier paper, this current document builds on that and projects outcomes for 2020 and assumes a sizable yearly U.S. fiscal stimulus for ...
- FDI led by liberalisation is not achieving desired outcomes
- K. Gallagher; K. López / Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University, 2008
- According to a report by the Working Group on Development and Environment in the Americas the impact of foreign investment liberalisation in Latin America shows that, with some exceptions, foreign investment has fallen far short of st...
- Through local agents, Brazilian banks reach remote munipalities, but it remains a challenge to find the right business model
- H. Siedek / Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest, 2008
- To reach remote municipalities, banks in Brazil use local agents such as vendors, lottery outlets and post offices to manage their operations at the village level. This has several advantages: lower set-up an...
- National Association of Postgraduate Centers in Economics, Brazil (ANPEC)
- National Association of Postgraduate Centers in Economics of Brazil
