INVESTIGADORES
ARZA Camila
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Building egalitarian social protection systems in unequal societies? The expansion of basic pensions in Latin America
Autor/es:
ARZA, CAMILA
Lugar:
México DF
Reunión:
Simposio; UNU-WIDER Symposium The Political Economy of Social Protection in Developing Countries; 2016
Institución organizadora:
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research
Resumen:
Over the past two decades, many Latin American countries have expanded the economic protection of older adults by developing non-contributory pensions or making eligibility rules more flexible. These policies have addressed long-standing coverage gaps in Latin American pension systems and contributed to incorporating a large number of older adults in the social protection system. The paper examines the main design features of non-contributory pensions and how they interact with pre-existing contributory systems. It identifies the different types of coverage expansion strategies across Latin America and discusses three different country experiences -Argentina, Bolivia, and Colombia- in greater detail.