Social protection and safety nets
- Global Pension Systems and Their Reform Worldwide Drivers, Trends, and Challenges
- R. Holzmann / Social Protection and Labour, World Bank, 2012
- Across the world, pension systems and their reforms are in a constant state of flux driven by shifting objectives, moving reform needs, and a changing enabling environment. The ongoing worldwide finan...
- Work histories and pension entitlements in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay
- A. Forteza;I. Apella;E. Fajnzylber / Social Protection and Labour, World Bank, 2010
- This paper proposes alternative methods to project pension rights and implement these methods in Chile, Uruguay and Argentina. The paper indicates that the histories of contribution required to access...
- Pension systems for the informal sector in Asia
- L. MacKellar (ed) / Social Protection and Labour, World Bank, 2009
- The unprecedented speed at which Asian populations are ageing requires a rapid forward looking response from governments in the region to provide protection against the risk of poverty in old age. ...
- Investing for the old age: pensions, children and savings
- V. Galasso;R. Gatti;P. Profeta / Social Protection and Labour, World Bank, 2009
- In the last century most countries have experienced both an increase in pension spending and a decline in fertility. This paper argues that the interplay of pension generosity and development of ...
- Disability insurance with pre-funding and private participation: the Chilean model
- E. James;A. Iglesias;A. Cox Edwards / Social Protection and Labour, World Bank, 2008
- Social security systems in many countries face problems of high and escalating disability costs. The disability insurance system in Chile is less well-known than the old age pension system, but it is ...
- The Macedonia community development project: empowerment through targeting and institution building
- C. Mascarell / Social Protection and Labour, World Bank, 2007
- According to the Voices of the Poor study, poor people demand a development process driven by their communities. They want NGOs and governments to be accountable to them. Community-driven developme...
- The Kosovo pension reform: achievements and lessons
- J. Gubbels; D. Snelbecker; L. Zezulin / Social Protection and Labour, World Bank, 2007
- This paper describes the reform of the pension system in Kosovo, and discusses policy issues and implementation experience.The pension system in Kosovo has three pillars: Pillar I: an old-a...
- Seasonal migration and early childhood development
- K. Macours; R. Vakis / Social Protection and Labour, World Bank, 2007
- Remittances from migrant workers have been shown to have a positive effect on children’s education, health and birth-weights; but what are the effects on child development when parents are away for lo...
- Pension systems in Latin America: concepts and measurements of coverage
- R. Roffman; L. Luchetti / Social Protection and Labour, World Bank, 2007
- This paper documents the findings of a project designed to measure pension coverage based on information from household surveys in Latin America. It represents an expansion of a previous analysis and ...
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