Pension Systems in East and Southeast Asia
Author | : Donghyun Park |
Publisher | : Asian Development Bank |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2012-08-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789290927617 |
ISBN-13 | : 9290927615 |
Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Download or read book Pension Systems in East and Southeast Asia written by Donghyun Park and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Population aging poses two major challenges for Asian policy makers: (i) sustaining rapid economic growth in the face of less favorable demographic conditions; and (ii) providing affordable, adequate, sustainable old-age income support for a large and growing elderly population. This book explores the second issue by examining the pension systems of eight countries in East and Southeast Asia: the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam. It also puts forward both country-specific and region-wide reforms to address two critical areas of pension reform, namely, fairness and sustainability.