Beyond contributory pensions : fourteen experiences with coverage expansion in Latin America /

Latin America's population is aging, and many among the growing elderly population are not protected by traditional pension schemes. In response, policy makers have been reevaluating their income protection systems so that between 2000 and 2013, the majority of Latin American countries reformed...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Rofman, Rafael (Editor ), Apella, Ignacio (Editor ), Vezza, Evelyn (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : World Bank, [2015]
Colección:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
Temas:
Old age pensions > Government policy > Latin America.
Pensions > Government policy > Latin America.
Social security > Latin America.
Pensions de vieillesse > Politique gouvernementale > Amérique latine.
Pensions > Politique gouvernementale > Amérique latine.
Sécurité sociale > Amérique latine.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Old age pensions > Government policy
Pensions > Government policy
Social security
Latin America
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Latin America's population is aging, and many among the growing elderly population are not protected by traditional pension schemes. In response, policy makers have been reevaluating their income protection systems so that between 2000 and 2013, the majority of Latin American countries reformed their social pension schemes to provide near-universal coverage for the elderly. Before this unprecedented wave of reform, most income protection in Latin America was provided through contributory pensions available only to formal sector workers. Considering that informal and unpaid employment character.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781464803918
1464803919

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