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Old-age income support in the 21st century : an international perspective on pension systems and reform

Title
Old-age income support in the 21st century : an international perspective on pension systems and reform / Robert Holzmann and Richard Hinz ; together with Hermann von Gersdorff [and others].
Author
Holzmann, Robert.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : World Bank, [2005], ©2005.

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Additional Authors
Hinz, Richard P.
Description
ix, 232 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Subject
  • Old age pensions > Government policy
  • Aging > Government policy
  • Income maintenance programs
  • Social security
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-214) and index.
Contents
1. The need for reform -- 2. Conceptual foundations of the World Bank's perspective -- 3. Goals and criteria that define the World Bank's perspective -- 4. World Bank lending to support pension reform -- 5. General and country-specific options for the reform of pension systems -- 6. Key reform issues : firm positions and open questions -- 7. Regional experiences : developments and first evaluation of reform -- 8. Final remarks -- App. Tables on old-age income poverty.
ISBN
082136040X (pbk.)
LCCN
  • 2005043404
  • 9780821360408
OCLC
  • ocm57725097
  • SCSB-5187951
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries