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Welcome to the Pension Watch knowledge centre. This database now holds over 500 resources relating to social protection for older people around the world. Please explore using the search bar to the right, or browse through newest resources below.
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Should older people be targeted? Social pensions for the elderly or social assistance for households
Year: 2013
This presentation was originally given at the World Bank on April 3, 2013. Charles Knox-Vydmanov, Social Protection Policy Adviser at HelpAge International, explores whether...
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Should the Elderly be Targeted? Social Pensions for the Elderly or Social Assistance for Households : Lessons from Brazil rural pension scheme
Year: 2013 | Published by: IADB
This presentation draws on lessons from Brazil's rural social pension and was given at a Morning Symposium on Social Assitance vs Social Pensions at...
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Impacts of the Continuous Cash Benefit programme on Family Welfare
Year: 2013 | Published by: IPC
This one pager focuses on Brazil's Benef cio de Presta o Continuada (BPC Continuous Cash Benefit). It explores the impacts of the BPC on...
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World Report on Child Labour: Economic vulnerability, social protection and the fight against child labour
Year: 2013 | Published by: ILO
This new report is the first in a series to be published annually by the ILO s International Programme on the Elimination of Child...
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Online news report: India - Consensus on universal pension linked to inflation index: Jairam
Year: 2013 | Published by: The Hindu
Following protests by the Pensions Parishad, it is reported that the Prime Minister has agreed to negotiate a consensus on the expansion of the...
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Online news article: India - Jairam Ramesh agrees to hike pension, universalise scheme
Year: 2013 | Published by: The Times of India
This article by the Times of India reports on a commitment from the Government of India to increase the transfer amount of the social...
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Social Pensions in Thailand and Beyond
Year: 2013 | Published by: HelpAge International
This presentation was made by Charles Knox-Vydmanov, Social Protection Policy Adviser at HelpAge International on 5th March 2013. It compares the Thai social pension...
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Online news report: Panama - Greater fiscal space and social protection efficiency for one million Panamanians
Year: 2013 | Published by: World Bank
This article reports the World Bank approval of a new US$100 million loan to support Panama's efforts to improve tax revenue, fiscal management and...
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Pathway's perspectives no 9: BOLSA unFAMILIAr
Year: 2013 | Published by: Development Pathways
This paper assesses the evidence on Brazil s social security system, examining the beneficiary numbers, budgets, levels of benefits, impacts and coverage of the...
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Online news report: Kenya - Cash transfers to all unworkable, say experts
Year: 2013 | Published by: Business Daily
In light of proposals for extended non-contributory pension in Kenya, this article shares the voices of organisations that challenge the feasibility of the programme....
