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    Advocating for social pensions: lessons learnt from the Philippines

    HelpAge International, 2014
    Social pensions provide secure income for older people and are critical to reducing extreme poverty for older people. The Coalition of Services for the Elderly (COSE) has been enabling older people to form community-led groups in the Philippines for over 20 years.
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    Pension coverage in China and the expansion of the New Rural Social Pension Scheme

    HelpAge International, 2013
    In just over 60 years, the pension system in China has changed from a residual policy issue in the shadow of major economic reform, to one that is now intrinsically linked to socio-economic transformation in China and underpins the transition from an export-driven to a consumption-based economy.
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    Social protection floors and pension systems: the role of a "citizen's pension"

    HelpAge International, 2012
    There is increasing recognition of the role of social protection floors in eradicating poverty, reducing inequality and sustaining equitable economic growth in developing countries.
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    How best to measure pension adequacy

    Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economic and Related Disciplines (STICERD), LSE, 2013
    Though the main benchmark used to assess pension reforms continues to be the expected resulting fall in future government spending, the impact of policy changes on pension adequacy is increasingly coming to the fore.
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    Impact of population aging on Asia’s future growth

    Asian Development Bank, 2011
    Population ageing affects growth through savings, capital accumulation, labour force participation, and total factor productivity. This paper examines the impact of ageing on those four channels in 12 developing Asian economies that collectively make up the bulk of the region’s population and output.
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    A Socio-economic Study of Informal Sector Workers of Dhaka City

    Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2012
    Informal sector is a very important area of the economy for any developing country; it is a growing occupational sector for the less skilled people, living both in urban and rural areas. Considerable amount of employment are ensured by this sector. What is specific to the informal economy is the absence of rights and social protection of the workers involved in it.
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    Social Protection of the Elderly in Tanzania: Current Status and Future Possibilities

    Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2011
    This brief summarises the findings of a study on social protection of elderly in Tanzania. The study began by analysing the current status of living arrangements and material well-being of Tanzanians over 60 years of age. It then assessed the affordability of a universal pension for all persons over age 60 or 65 years, set at the food poverty line.
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    Demographic pressures and the sustainability of social security in Emerging Europe and Central Asia

    2012
    How serious are the long-term effects of population ageing in the emerging economies of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia?
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    The extension of social security coverage in developing countries

    Department of Economics, Towson University, 2011
    Individuals in developing countries face a shortage of formal risk-sharing instruments and therefore rely largely on informal cash transfers from family members for insurance purposes. This paper studies the effects of introducing a social pension program to elderly informal sector workers in developing countries who lack formal risk-sharing mechanisms against income and longevity risk.
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    Macroeconomic Implications of Social Safety Nets in the Context of Bangladesh

    Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2012
    Social safety net is a measure taken by the government in order to prevent the vulnerable section of its population to fall beyond a certain level of poverty. Social safety net programmes (SSNPs) are designed to provide support for the vulnerable section of the society.

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