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Pensions at a Glance : Asia/Pacific 2011.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Corporate Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Old age pensions--Government policy--Asia.
- Old age pensions.
- Old age pensions--Government policy--Pacific Area.
- Pensions--Government policy--Asia.
- Pensions.
- Pensions--Government policy--Pacific Area.
- Retirement income--Asia--Statistics.
- Retirement income.
- Retirement income--Pacific Area--Statistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (109 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Paris : OECD, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Pensions are a major policy issue in developed and developing countries alike. However, pension reform is challenging and controversial because it involves long-term planning by governments faced with numerous short-term pressures. It often provokes heated ideological debates and, sometimes, street protests. Countries can learn valuable lessons from others' pension systems and their experiences of retirement-income reforms. However, national pension systems are very complicated, involving much institutional, technical, and legal detail. Consequently, international comparisons are very diffi
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Comparing pension policies
- pt. 2. Economy studies.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 92-64-10700-2
- OCLC:
- 773848105
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