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New ideas about old age security: toward sustainable pension systems in the 21st century
- Authors:
- HOLZMANN Robert, STIGLITZ Joseph E
- Publisher:
- World Bank
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 511p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Washington, DC
Policy makers across the globe are struggling to adapt their pension systems to the reality of ageing populations, and tightening budgets. The World Bank is actively engaged in supporting these policy makers, from helping them to identify the economic and demographic challenges facing their countries to highlighting potential policy responses and providing implementation support. This book examines the implementation of the "multipillar" approach advocated by the Bank, focuses on the nature of a mandatory savings pillar and addresses such technical topics as coverage, distributive effects, administrative costs, and annuitisation.
Minimum pensions and safety nets in old age: a comparative analysis
- Authors:
- EVANS Martin, FALKINGHAM Jane
- Publisher:
- London School of Economics. Suntory-Toyota International Centre for Economics an
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 58p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Paper comparing the performance of public pensions in providing a minimum income in old age in six countries: Australia, Chile, Italy, Poland, Sweden and the UK. Uses hypothetical individual life histories to assess the impact of low pay, unemployment, part-time work, and absences from work to care for children on pension entitlement on reaching pensionable age in each country. The pensions from each national pension system are calculated according to their current rules for the whole duration of each hypothetical life history and the resulting pensions are evaluated using four relative standards.
Europe's ageing demography: an ILC-UK 2014 EU factpack
- Author:
- CREIGHTON Helen
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
A snapshot of what it means to be old in Europe today and the demographic changes Europe will experience over the next half century. This factpack sets out the evidence on a number of areas including health and life expectancy, with men born in Western Europe today expected to live for 67.5 years in good health. It also includes a focus feature on pensioner poverty with evidence showing that over 70 per cent of Bulgarian pensioners living in material deprivation. And it looks at the employment and retirement prospects of older workers, where it finds that on average, only 1 in 2 55-64 year olds are employed across the region. The factpack also investigates the costs of ageing, comparing spending on pensions, health and long term care across Europe. Here it finds that while Denmark spends over €5,000 euros per person on social protection in old age, Latvia, Romania and Croatia spend only one tenth of this. (Edited publisher abstract)
Experiences of neighbourhood exclusion and inclusion among older people living in deprived inner-city areas in Belgium and England
- Authors:
- BUFFEL Tine, PHILLIPSON Chris, SCHARF Thomas
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 33(1), 2013, pp.89-109.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This article explores conceptual and empirical aspects of the social exclusion/inclusion debate in later life, with a particular focus on issues of place and space in urban settings. Exploratory findings are reported from two empirical studies in Belgium and England, which sought to examine experiences of social exclusion and inclusion among people aged 60 and over living in deprived inner-city neighbourhoods. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with an ethnically diverse sample of 102 older people in Belgium and 124 in England. Thematic analysis of interview data identifies four issues in relation to the neighbourhood dimension of social exclusion/inclusion in later life: experiences of community change; feelings of security and safety; the management of urban space; and strategies of control. The results suggest that neighbourhoods have a significant influence on shaping the experience of exclusion and inclusion in later life, with a number of similarities identified across the different study areas. The article concludes by discussing conceptual and policy issues raised by the research. (Publisher abstract)
Pension reform and income inequality among older people in 15 European countries
- Authors:
- VAN VLIET Olaf, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 21(S1), October 2002, pp.S8-S29.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The ageing of populations has triggered pension reform in many advanced capitalist societies. Plans to alleviate the pressure of ageing on public financing have resulted in a trend towards more private pension provision. Considering that private social security arrangements generally entail less income redistribution than public social security, it could be expected that shifts from public to private in the pension provision would lead to higher levels of income inequality and poverty among older people. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the developments in pension systems and the variation in income inequality and poverty among older people across 15 European countries over the time period 1995-2007. First, using data from the OECD Social Expenditure database, the article analyses the extent to which reforms have resulted in a trend towards relatively more private pension provision. Next, using data from the EU Household Panel survey and Statistics on Income and Living Conditions, the article examines the extent to which these shifts have influenced income inequality levels and poverty rates among older people. The main result of the analysis is that shifts from public to private pension provision are not associated with higher levels of income inequality or poverty among older people. The results appear to be robust for a wide range of econometric specifications.
Approaching retirement: social divisions, welfare and exclusion
- Author:
- MANN Kirk
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 280p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Tackles issues around income in retirement from a sociological perspective. Contains chapters on: social divisions, exclusion and retirement; two versions of political economy, ease and plenty or immerseration and crisis; consumption, consumers and choice; post work and post structuralism; risk and post traditional welfare; and comparative measures of 'successful retirement', including comparisons with other countries.
Older women in Europe: east follows west in the feminisation of poverty
- Author:
- GINN Jay
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing International, 24(4), Spring 1998, pp.101-121.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
In this article the author examines existing gender inequality of pension income and the likely impact of state welfare retrenchment on older women in the future. Gender inequality of pension income in European is first reviewed briefly. Then, the sources of cross-country variation in older women's pension disadvantage are considered, using a four-fold typology of European pension systems. Finally, the effect of recent and proposed retrenchment of public pensions on older women in the future is assessed.
Health sector reforms and the implications for later life from a comparative perspective
- Author:
- SEN Kasturi
- Journal article citation:
- Health Care in Later Life, 1(2), 1996, pp.73-83.
Ageing is a global phenomenon, despite differences in the rate and pace of ageing in different regions. This article considers the impact of recent economic and health sector reforms on ageing populations, focusing on developing countries. It claims that recent trends show that the potential for survival, with greater long-term functional dependency, has increased due to improved methods of detection of sickness and declining morality.