Providing Income Security for the Elderly

Daniel Jeongdae Lee, Oliver Paddison, Patrik Andersson, Manuel Mejido and Chad Anderson
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Oliver Paddison: Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division, ESCAP
Patrik Andersson: Social Development Division, ESCAP
Manuel Mejido: Social Development Division, ESCAP
Chad Anderson: Social Development Division, ESCAP

No PB18, MPDD Policy Briefs from United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Abstract: Despite high and long-lasting economic growth, inequalities are widening in most countries in Asia and the Pacific. Currently over 1.6 billion people in the region live on less than $2 per day, of which more than 740 million live on less than $1.25 per day, deprived of basic rights, and vulnerable to increased economic and environmental risks. Within this context, there is increasing consensus by national governments that these inequalities must be addressed in order to promote a more sustainable approach to development that upholds the rights of all people to income security and access to a minimum level of social services through more extensive social protection.

Date: 2013-12
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