- A universal social pension in Tanzania would contribute to achieving a wide range of national development objectives
- HelpAge International, 2010
- In Tanzania, poverty rates amongst households containing an older person are 22.4 per cent higher than the national poverty rate. In the past, security in old age was provided through a range of social protection mechanisms base...
- A model for adjusting the pension rules for increasing longevity in China
- H. Oksane / Economic Commission for Europe, UN, 2010
- The Chinese population, totalling 1.3 billion, is ageing fast. The Chinese pension system covers only 55% of urban employees and reaches a very small part of the rural population. Previous pension reforms have not su...
- 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...
- Middle Africa model of social protection programmes show a shift from emergency relief towards regular activities
- M. Niño-Zarazúa; A. Barrientos; D. Hulme / Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, 2010
- Interest in social protection has grown rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade. This paper provides an overview of the recent extension of social protection in sub-Saharan Africa. The paper identifies two main ‘model...
- Protecting older workers from discrimination and facilitating their access to microfinance programmes
- M. Gorman; A. Livingstone; K. Truelove / HelpAge International, 2010
- This report is about older people in low- and middle-income countries and the work they do. It discusses the reasons why older people work, the types of work they do, and the challenges they face. The report highlights how ...
- Social security reforms in Russia and Ukraine are at the centre of the policy agenda
- M. Góra; O. Rohozynsky; O. Sinyavskaya / Center for Social and Economic Research, Poland, 2010
- This paper analyses key problems related to pension systems and their reforms in Russia and Ukraine, comparing the two cases with OECD countries in general case as well as selected countries. The document reviews 22 options propo...
- The social and economic benefits of postponing retirement age for 5 years in Caribbean countries
- J. Rawlins / Global Action on Aging, 2010
- At the start of the 21st century, the Caribbean population of older persons - those 60 years and older - was larger than ever before in the history of the region. This paper examines the issues of the increased life expec...
- Global Extension of Social Security
- GESS is a global knowledge sharing platform on the extension of social security and aims to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas, capture and document experiences, identify knowledge gaps, create new knowledge and promote innovation. To achieve this goal, GESS relies on the contributions of its users and the dialogue and exchange between them. This platform, developed and r...
- Improving rural and urban pension provision in China
- R. Herd; Y.-W. Hu; V. Koen / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2010
- China’s population is ageing fast, owing to low fertility and rising life expectancy. Migration of the young to urban areas is raising the proportion of the elderly in the rural population and the increase in the old-age de...
- How could antiretroviral therapy in Thailand allow AIDS-infected persons to materially support their old-aged parents?
- J. Knodel; J. Kespichayawattana; C. Saengtienchai; S. Wiwatwanich / Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Older Persons, 2010
- This report focuses on the implications of the AIDS epidemic on older aged parents, in particular in the context of the increasing availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The report examines the situation in Thailand and focuses...
- How to create a multi-pillar pension system in Peru
- J. Olivera / Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, 2010
- Peru created the Private Pension system (SPP) in 1993, without dismantling its old defined benefit system (the National Pension System, SNP). However, members of the SPP (those who previously belonged to the SNP) realised that t...
- The proportion of older persons in the world will double by 2050
- Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2009
- This report provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes a series of indicators of the ageing process by development regions, major areas, regions and countries. This edition includes features on ageing in...
- The financial crisis and pensions - the real crisis is yet to come
- World Bank, 2010
- The financial crisis has had significant impacts on pension systems in the Europe and Central Asia region (ECA), tempting governments to make policy changes in response to the increased pension deficits they are facing. The cris...
- Pension policy and how to restrain the over-fast growth of capital assets investment in China
- Z. Yang / Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2009
- This paper investigates the urban public pension in China, and examines the effects of the replacement rates and population growth rate on the capital-labour ratio, pension benefits, consumption and utility. Furthermore, it figures ou...
- Arguing the cost-effectiveness of HIV screening for older adults
- M. Lee / Population Reference Bureau, 2009
- This newsletter reviews some recent research on ageing and HIV/AIDS, trying to figure out HIV/AIDS risk factors and the cost-effectiveness of HIV screening for older adults in the US. The paper notes that longevity has incr...
- A simple and cost-effective pension system in that could be scaled up to national level
- C. Knox / HelpAge International, 2009
- The Government of Zambia, via its Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS), has been running a set of pilot cash transfers to test which could best form the basis of a national social protection system. The pilot ...
- Promoting labour market participation of older persons
- Project on Population Ageing, Economic Commission for Europe, 2009
- Achieving the integration and participation of older persons in society are important elements. This policy brief outlines the main strategies that may be considered to increase participation of older persons in political and economic...
- The potentials of products and services tailored to the needs of older persons
- Project on Population Ageing, Economic Commission for Europe, 2009
- In an ageing society, one aim is to further enhance the social and economic participation of older persons. This policy brief addresses the issues related to older persons as consumers in the background of demographic trends, the well...
- The importance of day care services in terms of gender-equal practices
- Project on Population Ageing, Economic Commission for Europe, 2009
- Elderly women outnumber elderly men in all countries of the UNECE region. They are more likely to live in poverty, be affected by disability and restrictions of mobility. Many elderly women are widows and at an economic disadvantage. ...
- The need for an holistic approach to assure ageing is integrated in all policy fields
- Project on Population Ageing, Economic Commission for Europe, 2009
- This policy brief looks at how governments can integrate ageing-related issues into all policy fields in order to bring societies and economies in harmony with demographic change. It also addresses the ways in which all age groups can...
- Oxford Institute of Ageing
- Research centre on social and economic ageing issues
- International Institute on Ageing, United Nations, Malta (INIA)
- Capacity building organisation for policies on ageing populations
- Project on Population Ageing, Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
- European ageing policies and issues
- RAND Center for the Study of Aging
- Research organisation on social health, and economics effects on the elderly
- Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging
- Research centre on social and economic effects of ageing
- Older Workers (ILO)
- Employment policies for the older generation
- HelpAge International Asia, Pacific Regional Development Centre (HAI)
- Campaign and advocacy organisation on ageing issues
- Ageing and Life Course (WHO)
- Health policy and dissemination on ageing matters
- Ageing Society (OECD/OCDE)
- OECD policies and documents on ageing
- Centre for Policy on Ageing, UK (CPA)
- Organisation promoting policies on ageing issues
