- Pension reform in Argentina made positive outcomes in terms of growth, labour-market and poverty-improvement
- M.L. Alzua; H. Ruffo / Poverty and Economic Policy Network, 2011
- In 1994, Argentina introduced Pensions Reform and Unemployment Benefits as a major reform component to its social security system. This paper analyses the effect of introducing new individual accounts in the pension system over wages,...
- Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan need to unite contributory pensions and social assistance if the elderly are to be protected
- E. Mikkonen-Jeanneret; R. Rayapova; N. Yefimov (ed) / HelpAge International, 2011
- Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan face the simultaneous challenges of a ballooning informal labour force and an ageing population. Pension systems will have difficulty providing adequate social protection to future generations of older people...
- Natural disasters and political unrest in Sudan reinforce the need for stable social security systems
- I.A.W. Mohamed / Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2011
- ‘Social Protection Floor’ means an access to essential services and social transfers for the poor and vulnerable. Sudan, the author of this report argues, embodies the necessity for such schemes. The paper shows that pover...
- Are old people more averse to immigration?
- L. Calahorrano / Philipps-University Marburg, 2011
- In the face of rising old-age dependency ratios in industrialised countries, the loosening of immigration policies is discussed as an option to ensure sustainability of public social security systems. However, the feasibility of this ...
- China and India will finance our ageing world
- L. Marchiori / Centre for Research in Economic Analysis, 2011
- Demographic projections for the 21st century indicate that population is ageing all over the world. This paper examines the impact of projected demographic trends on international capital flows. The document notes that in an in...
- Cost of universal pensions in developing countries is affordable
- C. Knox-Vydmanov / HelpAge International, 2011
- Social pensions are a vehicle for reducing the poverty of the population as a whole. This paper reviews the cost of universal pensions, suggesting that the cost of universal pensions in developing countries today is affordable. ...
- Are social protection management information systems only software and hardware?
- R. Chirchir; S. Kidd / HelpAge International, 2011
- Management information systems (MISs) are core to the design of social protection schemes. This working paper examines good practice in the design of MISs for social protection. The paper argues that discussions on the design and impl...
- Program on the Global Demography of Aging
- Research centre on demographic change and ageing
- Life expectancy at birth, country by country
- World Bank, 2011
- Country listing of life expectancy. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
- Ageing and HIV in Africa
- Edward J Mills; Anu Rammohan; Niyi Awofeso / The Lancet, 2011
- This paper, published by The Lancet, contends that as the AIDS epidemic matures, evidence is emerging that poorly managed HIV infection exacerbates ageing diseases, leading to increased morbidity and mortality, and that exacerbated ch...
- Perspectives on the human rights of the elderly in India
- Agewell Foundation, 2011
- The population of India has approximately tripled during the last 50 years, but the number of elderly Indians has increased more than fourfold. Better medical facilities, care and liberal family planning policies made the elderl...
- Which countries are preparing for old age?
- R. Jackson; N. Howe; K. Nakashima / Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2011
- The Global Aging Preparedness Index (or GAP Index) aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the progress that countries are making in preparing for global ageing, and particularly the “old-age dependency” dimension of...
- The world is urbanising - time to focus on individual cities rather than whole economies?
- McKinsey Global Institute, 2011
- Half of the world populations live in cities. Yet, over the next 15 years, the center of gravity of the urban world will move south, and even more decisively, east. This report draws insights from more than 2000 leading cities in the ...
- How to meet future demand for long term care services for the elderly in the new EU member states
- Europe and Central Asia, World Bank, 2011
- Experience from OECD countries shows long term care (LTC) for the elderly is expensive and generates financial burden for individuals and households. The increasing “good practice” in OECD countries is to promote a p...
- Improving employment prospects for the young in the MENA region
- International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2011
- The Near East and North Africa (NENA) region presents the largest cohort of youth after sub-Saharan Africa, with young people making up 20 per cent of the total population in NENA. Ths paper, prepared for the 34th session of the...
- Responding to the needs of a youthful population could promote stability in Yemen
- E. Leahy Madsen / Population Action International, 2011
- Yemen has the most youthful age structure in the world outside of sub-Saharan Africa, with three-quarters of its population under the age of 30. It also has a very high fertility rate. Periodic terrorist attacks against foreign target...
- How is Brazil’s Bolsa-Familia programme relevant for the Southern African Development Community
- R. Maharaj; K. Town / Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2007
- Given the recent interest in South Africa for developing a basic income grant, it is useful to study successful examples of social grant implementation to ascertain the challenges and opportunities associated with such a system. This ...
- Mongolian social pension system works well but needs changes to be sustainable
- G. Mujahid; O.-E. Namdaldagva; O. Banzragch / Global Action on Aging, 2010
- The proportion of older persons in Mongolia (those aged 60 years and over) is currently estimated at less than 7 per, but this is expected to increase to nearly 25 per cent by 2050. This trend is due to declining levels of fertility a...
- India's demographic dividend will succeed if working-age people are productively employed
- D.E. Bloom / Harvard School of Public Health, 2011
- India’s population is currently growing at a rate of 1.4% per year, far surpassing China’s rate of 0.7%. This differential will result in India's population size overtaking China's in less than 20 years. This author review...
- Engineers respond to population increases with a set of Engineering Development Goals
- T. Fox (ed) / Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2011
- Energy, food, water, urbanisation and finance are areas significantly affected by the effects of population growth. How can the engineering profession respond to key challenges in order to ensure the provision of food, water, shelter ...
- AgeSource
- Database on ageing resources
- Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)
- Data on ageing in Europe
- Social Security Online
- United States Social Security information system
- National Indian Council on Aging,, USA (NICOA)
- Avocacy for Native American and Alaskan elderly
- Australia’s Demographic Challenges, Australian Government Treasury
- Work and population issues in Australia
- Policy Research and Data Needs to Meet the Challenge of Aging in Africa, National Academy of Sciences Panel on Aging in Africa
- Ageing in Africa research project
- Merck Institute of Aging and Health
- Health and ageing information provider
- Portal Mayores
- Spanish site on geriatrics and gerontology
- Pensions Institute (UK)
- UK Pensions research
- Pensions Commission (UK)
- Organisation reviewing private pensions and long term savings in the UK
