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Author Schwarz, Anita M

Title The Inverting Pyramid : Pension Systems Facing Demographic Challenges in Europe and Central Asia
Published Washington : World Bank Publications, 1905

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Description 1 online resource (304 pages)
Series Europe and Central Asia Reports
Europe and Central Asia reports.
Contents Executive summary -- The inverting pyramid -- The evolution of public pension programs -- Have the pension reforms to date been enough? -- The role of savings in the provision of retirement income -- Financing pensions in Europe and Central Asia -- Working more, longer, and more productively -- Lessons from two decades of pension reform and policy solutions for the future
Summary Europe's pension systems -among the most celebrated features of its social welfare model- face tremendous challenges. With only 11 percent of the world's population, Europe spends about 60 percent of global outlays on social protection, largely in pensions. In many countries, pension rules have encouraged people to retire sooner, while enjoying longer lives. Payroll taxes on a continuously expanding contributory base have financed these benefits. This model of pension provision is now being severely tested as pension systems reach maturity, while the population is aging and the labor force is
Notes Print version record
Subject Pensions -- Europe
Pensions -- Asia, Central
Pensions
Population
SUBJECT Europe -- Population
Asia, Central -- Population
Subject Central Asia
Europe
Form Electronic book
Author Arias, Omar S
Zviniene, Asta
ISBN 9780821399095
0821399098