Lessons from Pension Reform in the Americas

Lessons from Pension Reform in the Americas
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 448
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ISBN-10 : 9780191527692
ISBN-13 : 0191527696
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Book Synopsis Lessons from Pension Reform in the Americas by : Stephen J. Kay

Download or read book Lessons from Pension Reform in the Americas written by Stephen J. Kay and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-11-22 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latin American experiments with pension reform began when Chile converted its public pay-as-you-go system to a system of private individual accounts in the early 1980s. Several other Latin American countries then followed suit, inspired both by Chile's reforms and by World Bank recommendations stressing compulsory government-mandated individual saving accounts. Individual accounts were subsequently introduced in a number of countries in Europe and Asia. Many are now re-evaluating these privatisations in an effort to 'reform the reform' to make these systems more efficient and equitable. This volume is the first to assess pension reforms in this new 'post-privatization' era. After a discussion on demographic trends in the foreword by Nobel laureate Robert W. Fogel, Section 1 of the book includes chapters on the role of pension system default options, the impact of gender, and a discussion of the World Bank's policies on pension reform. The chapter on the evidence from Chile's new social protection survey points to key lessons from the world's first privatization. Section 2 offers in-depth analysis of several significant reform initiatives in the hemisphere, and includes chapters on the United States, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Peru, Uruguay and Argentina. The volume provides an unparalleled account of the lessons from pension reform in the Americas, addressing the most pressing policy issues and highlighting a broad range of country experiences.


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