Reforming social security in economies in transition: Problems and policies in the former Soviet Republic of Moldova

Deborah Mabbett

International Social Security Review, 1997, vol. 50, issue 1, 57-74

Abstract: In the Republic of Moldova, as in other former Soviet republics, a great deal of pressure has been put on the social security system by the removal of general consumer subsidies and their replacement with targeted compensation payments (assistance). The growth of assistance needs has made it difficult to reform earnings‐related pension provision along “insurance” lines. There have also been adverse developments in the labour market. Large‐scale open unemployment has not emerged, but insurance contributions are not being paid. Some of the measures which have been adopted to deal with the resulting financial crisis are counterproductive for the development of a social security system compatible with a market economy.

Date: 1997
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