Doctrine and Practice in Social Security Pension Reforms

Stanford G. Ross

International Social Security Review, 2000, vol. 53, issue 2, 3-29

Abstract: This article describes the debate taking place about the most appropriate way for States to provide for retirement income for their citizens. The main doctrinal approaches reflected in this debate are analysed in relation to the actual outcomes of state practice. The key issue is argued to be one not of economic or social policy but of political culture. Reform efforts are surveyed on the basis of the starting points and paths followed in particular countries. The critical problem is found to be how to build a pension system that is realistically based on the actual economic, social, and political conditions of a country.

Date: 2000
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