Providing social security in a context of change

Experience and challenges in Latin America

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9970193
AutoresFabio M Bertranou, Fabio Bertranou (0000-0001-7619-1841, International Labour Organization, autor de correspondencia), Rafael Rofman (0000-0001-8291-2836, World Bank)
Año2002
Volumen55
Número1
Páginas67-82
Fecha de publicación2002-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Social Security Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0020-871X • E-ISSN: 1468-246X
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1468-246x.00115
OpenAlexW2001084263
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas1

Over the past two decades Latin America has experienced major demographic, economic and social changes. The trend towards accelerated ageing of the population in most countries, together with the financial restrictions faced by social protection systems, has brought sweeping changes in pension programmes. The new demographic and labour context presents challenges for these new programmes which, unless they make the necessary adaptations, will definitely be unable to attain their stated objective of providing universal coverage and eliminating poverty in old age. This article offers a general discussion of the processes that the region is undergoing, as well as the limitations and challenges imposed by existing welfare systems. Finally, it examines the options available to retain the objective of universal coverage and thus ensure the economic needs of the elderly population

Context (archaeology · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Latin Americans · Pension · Political science · Population · Population ageing · Poverty · Social protection · Social security · Sociology · Finance · Global Health Care Issues · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Retirement, Disability, and Employment