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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449663603321

Autore

Gill Indermit Singh <1961->

Titolo

Keeping the promise of social security in Latin America [[electronic resource] /] / Indermit S. Gill, Truman Packard, and Juan Yermo ; with the assistance of Todd Pugatch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Palo Alto, Calif., : A copublication of Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press, and the World Bank, Washington, DC, c2005

ISBN

1-280-08543-6

9786610085439

0-8213-8375-2

1-4175-6188-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (450 p.)

Collana

Latin American development forum series

Altri autori (Persone)

PackardTruman

YermoJuan <1972->

Disciplina

368.4/0098

Soggetti

Social security - Latin America

Social legislation - Latin America

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-319) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Latin American Development Forum Series; About the Contributors; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Rethinking Social Security Priorities in Latin America; Notes; PART 1 Retrospective: Fiscal, Financial, and Social Benefits from Pension Reform; PART 2 Analytical: How Governments Can Help Individuals Deal with Retirement; PART 3 Prospective: The Future of Social Security in Latin America; Bibliography; Index; Technical Annex. Assumptions of PROST Simulations; Appendix. Background Papers for Keeping the Promise; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Empirical analysis of two decades of pioneering pension and social security reform in Latin America and the Caribbean shows that much has been achieved, but that critical challenges remain. In tackling this unfinished agenda, a great deal can be learned from the reform experience of countries in the region. Keeping the Promise, produced



by the chief economist's office in the Latin America and Caribbean Region at the World Bank, evaluates policy reforms in 12 countries, points to successes and shortcomings, and proposes priorities and options for future reform. ""Keeping the Promise provides a