Vulnerable groups
- Formalising the pension system in Turkey whilst still protecting pension rights
- A-M. Brook; E. Whitehouse / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2006
- Recent social security reform in Turkey has significantly improved the long-term sustainability of its pension system. This working paper discusses a number of further reforms that would better address old-age poverty concerns at all ...
- Non-contributory pensions can help provide effective poverty policy responses
- A. Barrientos / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
- The paper reviews the contribution that new survey evidence for developing countries is making to an improved understanding of incidence and characteristics of old age poverty and of the role of non-contributory pensions in providing ...
- How has the Chilean pension system improved since its reform?
- A. Arenas de Mesa; D. Bravo; J. R. Behrman; O. S. Mitchell; P. E. Todd / Pension Research Council, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
- In 1980, Chile dramatically reformed its retirement system, replacing what was an old insolvent PAYGO programme with a new structure (AFP System) that relies heavily on funded defined contribution individual accounts. In addition, eli...
- A gender impact analysis of pension schemes
- S. Steinhilber / United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2005
- This paper critically analyses the gender dimensions of pension schemes, drawing detailed examples from pension reform schemes in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. The paper provides the analysis along two axes: structures regu...
- The impact of the social pension scheme in South Africa
- A. Case; A. Deaton / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 1996
- This paper critically examines the social pension system for the elderly in South Africa. The paper explores the impact of this cash transfer on allocation for food, schooling, transfers and savings. The paper begins by giving ...
- Policies to make economic and social rights a reality in Latin America and the Caribbean
- United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006
- The starting point for this study is the principle that a rights-based approach should be used in framing public policy. The study therefore seeks to address the challenge of combining the ethical aspect of social rights with viable w...
- Ten years of social protection reviewed
- S. Devereux; C. Gorman / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
- Social protection has come a long way in a short time. Ten years ago, it was a new phrase for social safety nets, and was limited to interventions that provided short-term support to people lacking the capacity to cope on their own. S...
- Vietnam's current pension scheme is not financially sustainable as the population ages
- Giang-Thanh Long / Vietnam Development Forum, 2004
- This paper describes the publicly-managed Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) defined-benefit pension scheme in Vietnam and analyses its financial sustainability in the context of an ageing society in a dynamically efficient economy By using ...
- Making working longer an attractive financial proposition for older workers
- Ageing Society, 2006
- This report makes the case for a new agenda of reform which it claims would not only help offset the negative potential effects of population ageing on public budgets and economic growth, but would also promote choice for older worker...
- Would more Indonesian men participate in pension schemes if given the chance?
- D. McKee / California Center for Population Research, USA, 2006
- This paper builds and estimates a structural dynamic model to simulate the effects of demographic change on labour supply for older men in Indonesia It evaluates two possible public pension reforms, which may be necessary to address t...
- Formalising the pension system in Turkey whilst still protecting pension rights
- A-M. Brook; E. Whitehouse / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2006
- Recent social security reform in Turkey has significantly improved the long-term sustainability of its pension system. This working paper discusses a number of further reforms that would better address old-age poverty concerns at all ...
- Non-contributory pensions can help provide effective poverty policy responses
- A. Barrientos / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
- The paper reviews the contribution that new survey evidence for developing countries is making to an improved understanding of incidence and characteristics of old age poverty and of the role of non-contributory pensions in providing ...
- How has the Chilean pension system improved since its reform?
- A. Arenas de Mesa; D. Bravo; J. R. Behrman; O. S. Mitchell; P. E. Todd / Pension Research Council, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
- In 1980, Chile dramatically reformed its retirement system, replacing what was an old insolvent PAYGO programme with a new structure (AFP System) that relies heavily on funded defined contribution individual accounts. In addition, eli...
- A gender impact analysis of pension schemes
- S. Steinhilber / United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2005
- This paper critically analyses the gender dimensions of pension schemes, drawing detailed examples from pension reform schemes in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. The paper provides the analysis along two axes: structures regu...
- The impact of the social pension scheme in South Africa
- A. Case; A. Deaton / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 1996
- This paper critically examines the social pension system for the elderly in South Africa. The paper explores the impact of this cash transfer on allocation for food, schooling, transfers and savings. The paper begins by giving ...
- Policies to make economic and social rights a reality in Latin America and the Caribbean
- United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006
- The starting point for this study is the principle that a rights-based approach should be used in framing public policy. The study therefore seeks to address the challenge of combining the ethical aspect of social rights with viable w...
- Ten years of social protection reviewed
- S. Devereux; C. Gorman / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
- Social protection has come a long way in a short time. Ten years ago, it was a new phrase for social safety nets, and was limited to interventions that provided short-term support to people lacking the capacity to cope on their own. S...
- Vietnam's current pension scheme is not financially sustainable as the population ages
- Giang-Thanh Long / Vietnam Development Forum, 2004
- This paper describes the publicly-managed Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) defined-benefit pension scheme in Vietnam and analyses its financial sustainability in the context of an ageing society in a dynamically efficient economy By using ...
- Making working longer an attractive financial proposition for older workers
- Ageing Society, 2006
- This report makes the case for a new agenda of reform which it claims would not only help offset the negative potential effects of population ageing on public budgets and economic growth, but would also promote choice for older worker...
- Would more Indonesian men participate in pension schemes if given the chance?
- D. McKee / California Center for Population Research, USA, 2006
- This paper builds and estimates a structural dynamic model to simulate the effects of demographic change on labour supply for older men in Indonesia It evaluates two possible public pension reforms, which may be necessary to address t...
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