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Private pensions and social inclusion
International Social Security Association, 2003Increasing the role of the private sector in pension systems is one aspect of a ‘new orthodoxy’ promoted by the World Bank since the mid-1990s. This ‘new orthodoxy’ has been criticised by the ILO, ISSA and most comparative social policy academics, partly out of concern about its consequences for poverty and social exclusion.DocumentThe role of informal social security in an inter-generational society
International Social Security Association, 2003This paper gives a brief overview of the current formal social security provisioning in South Africa with regards to old age and retirement benefits. It then investigates issues impacting on the ageing population namely unemployment, HIV/AIDS and poverty.DocumentUniversal pensions in Mauritius: lessons for the rest of us
International Social Security Association, 2003This paper examines the past and future of non-contributory, universal pensions in Mauritius, concluding with some lessons that might be useful for other countries, particularly in the developing world.DocumentSocial protection for the poor: lessons learnt from recent international experience
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2002This paper synthesises current thinking and evidence on a number of issues around the design and impact of social protection programmes, including: the case for and against targeting resource transfers;alternative approaches to targeting;what form resource transfers should take (cash, food, agricultural inputs);the 'crowding out' debate;cost-efficiency of transfer programmeDocumentLabour market insecurities in China
International Labour Organization, 2003China is suffering from mass unemployment. Millions of former lifetime employees have been laid-off since 1993. Before market transition, the Chinese labour regime was characterized by a state labour allocation system in which all formal employees in publicly owned enterprises in urban areas were offered lifetime employment.DocumentSocial impact of the economic crisis on vulnerable children in Thailand
World Bank, 1998Aims to assess the key social impacts of the economic crisis in Thailand and its possible implications for children and their families in Thailand and neighbouring countries.Impacts of the economic crisis on Thailand include: unemployment rapidly rose in rural areas.DocumentThe gender impact of pension reform: a cross-country analysis
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2003Pension systems may have a different impact on gender because women are less likely than men to work in formal labor markets and earn lower wages when they do. Recent multipillar pension reforms tighten the link between payroll contributions and benefits, leading critics to argue that they will hurt women.DocumentThe living arrangements of older adults in sub-Saharan Africa in a time of HIV/AIDS
Population Council, USA, 2003Paper examines the living arrangements of persons aged 60 and older in 16 countries. Data come from the household roster component of recent Demographic and Health Surveys.DocumentThe global retirement crisis: the threat to World stability and what to do about it
Global Aging Initiative Program, 2002This report surveys the state of public pension reform worldwide, with special emphasis on the challenges facing the developed countries.