| Description |
1 online resource (284 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Why do social security systems and social security reforms have a gender impact? -- Living arrangements and standards of elderly men and women -- How do we measure the impact of social security systems and reforms? -- Chile -- Argentina -- Mexico -- Gender issues in social security reforms of other regions -- Design features that determine gender outcomes |
| Summary |
As populations age and revenues diminish, government and private pension funds around the world are facing insolvency. The looming social security crisis is especially dire for women, who live longer than men but have worked less in the formal labor force. This groundbreaking study examines alternative social security systems and their disparate impacts on men and women. Emphasis is placed on the new multi-pillar systems that combine a publicly managed benefit and a mandatory private retirement saving plan. The Gender Impact of Social Security Reform compares the gendered outcomes of social se |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Social security.
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Women -- Pensions.
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Social Security
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Personal Finance -- Retirement Planning.
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Social security
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Women -- Pensions
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Edwards, Alejandra Cox, 1954-
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Wong, Rebeca.
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| ISBN |
9780226392028 |
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0226392023 |
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1281957216 |
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9781281957214 |
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9786611957216 |
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6611957219 |
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