Non-Contributory Pensions and Poverty Prevention: a comparative study of South Africa and Brazil (NCPPS)

Collaborative project assessing the potential of non-contributory pension income to reduce and prevent poverty among older beneficiaries and their households in developing countries. The project compares and examines non-contributory pension programmes in Brazil and South Africa and aims to identify particular strategies for possible introduction and implementation of such programmes in other developing countries.

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