Pension Reform in Nigeria

How not to `Learn from Others

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12688705
AutoresBernard H Casey (University of Warwick), Bernard Casey (0000-0001-5349-3257, University of Warwick, autor correspondente), Jörg Michael Dostal (Brunel University, UK,)
Ano2008
Volume8
Fascículo2
Páginas238-266
Data de publicação2008-07-15
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoGlobal Social Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1468-0181 • E-ISSN: 1741-2803
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1468018108090640
OpenAlexW2099447649
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas16

While the Chilean pension reform has received considerable attention, its emulation in Nigeria has not. This article is the first in-depth analysis of the Nigerian reform. It suggests that the Nigerian authorities failed to learn the lessons of Chile. They transposed a system that both failed to serve the country from which it was copied and that is inappropriate to the country to which it was copied. For countries such as Nigeria, alternative forms of provision for old age are needed. A social pension might be considered

Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · Emulation · Pension · Pension system · Political science · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Finance