Reforming Pensions in Developing and Transition Countries

by K. Hujo (Editor)

Overview

This book moves beyond technical studies of pension systems by addressing the political economy of pension reform in different contexts. It provides insights into key issues related to pension policy and its developmental implications, drawing on selected country studies in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137396105
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	08/22/2014
Series:	Social Policy in a Development Context
Edition description:	2014
Pages:	346
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Katja Hujo, UNRISD, Geneva Katharina Müller, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Germany Markus Loewe, German Development Institute Huck-ju Kwon, Seoul National University, South Korea Marcelo Abi-Ramia Caetano, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada Mukul G. Asher, University of Singapore Azad Singh Bali, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore Fang Lianquan, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Fred Hendricks, Rhodes University, South Africa Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, University of East Anglia, UK Kepa Artaraz, University of Brighton, UK Mariana Rulli, University of Rio Negro, Argentina

Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Overview; Katja Hujo PART I: POLITICAL ECONOMY ISSUES IN PENSION REFORM 2. Pension Privatization and Economic Development in Central-Eastern European Pension Reform; Katharina Müller 3. Pension Schemes and Pension Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa; Markus Loewe 4. The Reform of the Civil Service Pension Programme in Korea: Changes and Continuity; Huck-ju Kwon PART II: PENSION SYSTEM AND REFORM IN THE BRICS 5. Recent History, Perspectives and Challenges to Pension Policy: The Brazilian Case; Marcelo Abi-Ramia Caetano 6. Social Security Reform and Economic Development: The Case of India; Mukul G. Asher and Azad Singh Bali 7. Towards Universal Coverage: A Macro Analysis of China's Public Pension Reform; Lianquan Fang 8. The Private Affairs of Public Sector Pensions in South Africa: Debt, Development and Corporatization; Fred Hendricks PART III: BRINGING THE STATE BACK IN 9. Pension Reform in Bolivia: Two Models of Income Security in Old Age; Peter Lloyd-Sherlock and Kepa Artaraz 10. Pension Reform in Chile and Argentina: Towards More Inclusive Protection; Katja Hujo and Mariana Rulli 11. Conclusions; Katja Hujo