The Universal Declaration of Human Rights promises free elementary education and free choice of schools to children and their parents. International fora emphasise the first right while neglecting the second. This essay examines arguments for limiting school choice and finds each of them to be...

Pension systems rest ideally on three pillars: (1) redistribution, (2) forced savings, and (3) voluntary savings. There is consensus that the first pillar is best provided through the State, the third largely through private markets. In contrast there is no consensus regarding the second pillar....

The three pillars of a pension system are defined in varied ways. The author focuses on a definition provided by the World Bank in its 1994 Report. He argues that with a universal Pillar 1 (a flat, subsistence pension) there is no need for Pillar 2 (earnings-related pensions). Pillar 3...

The author provides an introduction and overview of issues discussed in an Expert Group Meeting on Civil Society Participation in Fiscal Policy held at UN headquarters in New York City. The full report of the EGM, Citizen Participation and Pro-Poor Budgeting

The World Bank recommends that pension systems rest on three pillars: (1) redistribution, (2) forced savings, and (3) voluntary savings. There is wide agreement that the first pillar should be provided through the State and the third largely through private markets. In contrast, provision of the...