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Social pensions and policy learning: The case of southern Africa
Author(s) -
Casey Bernard H.,
McKin Roddy
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international social security review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1468-246X
pISSN - 0020-871X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-246x.2009.01347.x
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , work (physics) , set (abstract data type) , social security , policy learning , population , political science , process (computing) , economic growth , development economics , sociology , economics , demography , law , mechanical engineering , machine learning , computer science , engineering , programming language , operating system
In the last decade and particularly since the publication of the Millennium Development Goals, social pensions have captured the interest of those concerned with the well‐being of older people across that large part of the world where formal, contributions‐financed, old‐age benefit systems cover only a minority of the population. International organizations have turned their attention to such schemes and some see them as having a valuable role to play. However, information about what they are and how they work, and about their efficacy in meeting the objectives set for them, is still limited. Learning has been taking place not only in the international organizations but also in the region where they are most prominent – southern Africa. Such learning should be encouraged and the International Social Security Association has a part to play in this learning process.