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    The Latin American experience in pension system reform: coverage, fiscal issues and possible implications for China

    Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2009
    The pension reform experience of the Latin American countries in the past two decades shows that the intended reforms did not manage to meet their objectives. Countries undertook structural pension reforms focused mainly on addressing the weaknesses of the contributory schemes, but barely addressing the non-contributory element.
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    Impact of old age allowance on health-related quality of life among elderly persons in Bangladesh

    Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, 2008
    This study examines the impact of small-scale old age allowance, initiated by the government of Bangladesh in 1998, on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of elderly persons. Beneficiaries have been increased from 0.5 million in 1998 to 1.6 million in 2006, and this is a cross-sectional study conducted in 10 of the 64 districts of Bangladesh.
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    Pension reform and old age grants in South Africa

    University of Pretoria, 2007
    The absence of a mandatory tier of the South African contributory system makes it unique from an international perspective. Furthermore, the absence of any form of state provision (or delivery) of an earnings-related retirement system is unusual.
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    The private affairs of public pensions in South Africa: debt, development and corporatization

    United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2009
    Toward the end of its rule, the apartheid government in South Africa converted its contributory pension system for employees in the public sector from one that effectively functioned as a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) scheme to a fully funded scheme.
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    Social security pension reforms in Thailand and Indonesia: unsustainable and unjust

    Overseas Development Group, East Anglia University (UEA) School of Development Studies, 2008
    Historically, both Thailand and Indonesia have had relatively limited social security programmes, in terms of labour-force coverage and public expenditure. In the last decade, both have embarked on apparently ambitious reforms to move towards a more embracing system.
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    Country report: ageing in Nigeria – current state, social and economic implications

    Research Committee 11 Sociology of Aging of the International Sociological Association, 2009
    Nigeria is yet to enact a National Policy on the care and welfare of older persons. Since March 2003 it has remained in draft form.
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    The universal social pension in Nepal: an assessment of its impact on older people in Tanahun district

    HelpAge International Asia, Pacific Regional Development Centre, 2009
    Nepal introduced a non-contributory social pension scheme in 1995. This scheme is unique to Asia being the primary universal pension scheme in the region and a model for other developing countries.
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    The social pension in India: a participatory study on poverty reduction impact and role of monitoring groups

    HelpAge International Asia, Pacific Regional Development Centre, 2009
    Poor older people in India have had the benefit of a means-tested social pension for over 10 years. Selection of beneficiaries is a responsibility of local government, and there are reports that the scheme does not always benefit the intended recipients.
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    Pensions in Africa

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009
    In sub-Saharan Africa less than 10% of the older population has a contributory pension. This paper discusses why the development of pension systems is important for the African region. It also looks at the current pension arrangements in selected African countries: Botswana, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia
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    Social security systems around the world

    Population Reference Bureau, 2009
    Social security programs are increasing in number around the world.  Systems in many of countrieshave funding problems. Social security may also have unintended effects on economic and demographic behaviour in a country. Many of these behaviors are only now beginning to be understood. This briefing looks at:

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