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Closing the Coverage Gap: The Role of Social Pensions and Other Retirement Income Transfers
Contributor(s): Holzmann, Robert (Editor), Robalino, David A. (Editor), Takayama, Noriyuki (Editor)

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ISBN: 0821379712     ISBN-13: 9780821379714
Publisher: World Bank Publications
OUR PRICE: $36.75  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2009
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Annotation: This book discusses how to design retirement income transfers to prevent poverty during old-age, when the coverage of contributory pension systems is low.
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy - Social Security
Dewey: 331.252
LCCN: 2009015188
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" L (1.15 lbs) 242 pages
Features: Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Choice 02/01/2010
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2009 pg. 109
 
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In high-income countries, the percent of the population covered under mandatory old-age pension programs is typically high but often incomplete; in low- and middle-income countries, coverage is low and even stagnant. At the same time, older people are less able to rely on family and community support as a result of growing urbanization and migration. And low-income workers and the poor simply cannot save enough to prepare for their old age. As a response, many countries are considering or have already implemented various forms of retirement income transfers aiming to guarantee a minimum level of income during old age. Despite the growing popularity of these programs, research assessing their success has been limited. 'Closing the Coverage Gap: The Role of Social Pensions and Other Retirement Income Transfers' brings together a group of renowned academics, policy analysts, and policy makers working in the area of pensions and public policy. They discuss how social pensions and other retirement income transfers can be used to close the coverage gap of mandatory pension systems: how they operate, when they can be appropriate, and how to make them work. The book reviews the experiences of low-, middle-, and high-income countries with the design and implementation of retirement income transfers. The book analyzes design issues related to financing, incentives, targeting mechanisms, and administration, and also identifies the role of promising instruments such as matching contributions to reach parts of the informal sector.
 
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