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    Social security system in India: an international comparative analysis

    Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2010
    In India the lack of a wide social security net has serious implications for well-being of aged, poor people who are unable to meet their old age needs. India’s workforce is largely based in unorganised sector where pension provisions are mainly of a  voluntary nature. The size of this sector is a bottleneck in social security provision to the elderly poor in India.
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    Welfare, inequality and financial consequences of a multi-pillar pension system. A reform in Peru

    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 the expected or already received benefits in the SPP were lower than those in the SNP.  In order to correct this effects, there have been many costly adjustments
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    World population ageing 2009

    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.
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    Pensions in crisis: Europe and Central Asia regional policy note

    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.
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    Urban public pension, replacement rates and population growth rate in China

    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 out the optimal replacement rate.
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    HIV/AIDS and older adults in the United States

    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.
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    A social pension in Zambia: perceptions of the cash transfer pilot in Katete

    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 being run in the Katete district transfers money to everyone over the age of 60 years, thus creating a form of social pension.
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    UNECE policy brief on ageing 4: integration and participation of older persons in society

    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 life and to improve their access to various services and activities.
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    UNECE policy brief on ageing 3: older persons as consumers

    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-being of older persons in Europe, preferences and interests regarding consumption.
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    UNECE policy brief on ageing 2: gender equality, work and old age

    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.

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