Open AccessDavid A. Robalino, et al. (eds.). Pensions in the Middle East and North Africa: Time for Change. Washington, D. C.: The World Bank, 2005. pp.xxviii+253. Price not given.
Author(s) -
Hasan Mohsin
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v44i3pp.327-329
Subject(s) - pension , economics , pension system , central bank , economic history , political science , financial system , monetary policy , macroeconomics , finance
This report by David A. Robalino, et al. on Pensions in theMiddle East and North Africa: Time for Change evaluates the currentmandatory pension systems formulated in the 1970s in the region. Sincethe publication of Boersch-Supan Palacios and Tumbarello (1999), citedin the volume, the Word Bank has been providing technical assistance tothe countries of the region in the area of pension reforms. According toSchwarz and Demirguc-Kunt (1999), also cited in the volume, more than 60countries have introduced pension reforms in the last 20 years. Thefinancial problems and the fiscal burden of these generous schemes wasthe common motivation for the reforms undertaken. The present book byDavid Robalino and his co-authors is the extension of those previousworks published five years ago.