Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Learning from social security reforms : two different cases, Chile and Argentina

Notes: Sumario: This paper compares two of the most important reforms of social security in Latin America: the Chilean private fully funded system, and the prublic/private Argentinean "integrated" program. Chile was the first country in the world to completely privatize the old public pension system. This landmark reform has had a strong influence on other pension reforms, not only in Latin America but also in other developing and developed countries. The Argentian model has important differences in comparison with the Chilean model: more inter-and intragenerational solidarity; relatively lower transition costs to be covered by the state; higher coverage of self-employed workers; a more comprehensive regulatory framework; and less gender inequality. Given these elements, the Argentinian pension model offers new insights to countries currently reforming their pension systems. The paper concludes addressing important questions regarding the weaknesses of the new Argentinian modelRelated records: En: World development. - [Oxford] : Elsevier Science. - Vol. 25, nº 3 1997 ; p. 329-348Materia / lugar / evento: Seguridad Social Iberoamérica Argentina Chile Reforma de la Seguridad Social Pensiones Política social Otros autores: Bertranou, Fabio
Secondary titles: Título: World development
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