Poland: Social protection and the pension system during the transition

Xavier Maret and Gerd Schwartz

International Social Security Review, 1994, vol. 47, issue 2, 51-69

Abstract: This paper argues that the brunt of the transition‐induced increase in Polish social protection expenditures during 1989‐93 has been borne by social insurance arrangements, particularly pensions, rather than by social assistance schemes targeted to the poor or more temporary social safety net schemes. This is largely due to ease of access to social insurance and its more attractive benefit structure. Much of the recent efforts to reform social protection arrangements had an ad hoc nature and was driven by the need to alleviate looming financial distress. A major policy challenge is to avoid further burdening the social insurance system, particularly pensions, by problems that should be addressed by basic income support and emergency assistance policies or by general transfers (e.g. family allowances). Current reform needs are illustrated by using the pension system as an example.

Date: 1994
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