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This chapter introduces the main issues associated with population aging, many of which will be investigated in detail throughout the volume. The next section describes the demographic transformation that Brazil has been experiencing and highlights its specific features, including a very rapid...
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In this report, the components of a national retirement security system are categorized - as "pillars", or as "tiers … a dramatic fall in income at retirement time; and, "third pillar" or "pillar three" to the instruments, and institutions … restoring the multiple pillars of formal old age income security. The report reviews the current pillars of Peru's retirement …
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The issue of the retirement age is fundamentally linked to policies on social protection. It is an issue that … law in Vietnam, several options were presented for changing the retirement age of women. However, the National Assembly …'s retirement age in Vietnam to serve as a basis for further consultation and policy dialogue with the Government. …
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This edition of the Pension Reform Primer examines the global trend in early retirement among rich and poorer countries …, the reasons for people retiring early, the burden of early retirement on the pension system, recent policy initiatives to … between early retirement and incentives in the pension system, a result confirmed by other international studies and by more …
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This policy note examines Thailand's programs for preventing poverty among the elderly, and suggests options for … improving the effectiveness of these programs. The number of elderly people in Thailand will increase dramatically over the next … 30 years, and the elderly already have a higher poverty rate than the population as a whole. Although Thailand currently …
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In 2020, Malaysia passes a crucial milestone in its demographic trajectory and becomes an aging society. Driven by a precipitous decline in fertility accompanied by a sustained rise in life expectancy, in recent years Malaysia has seen an uptick in the pace of demographic change. Rapid aging...
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The Romanian government recognizes that there are current and future problems related to the risk of old-age poverty among elderly farmers, and has been working on sustainable solutions to avert this risk. The main objective of this report is to provide recommendations to the policy makers in...
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