The political economy of social security reforms in the Americas



REV WSP No.1

Rodríguez-Oreggia, Eduardo

The political economy of social security reforms in the Americas / Eduardo Rodríguez-Oreggia. -- México: CISS: UI, 2005. 95-110 p. : il.; 22 cm. - Semestral - Revista Well-being and Social Policy, Vol. 1, No. 1, Second semester 2005

Well-being and social policy ,

Título en español: Economía política de las reformas a la seguridad social en las Américas.

Bibliografía p. 108-109.

This paper analyses the factors affecting the decision to apply a reform (parametric and structural) in the Americas, which may hold a specific set of conditions, i.e. a sui generis political system and a high degree of economic openness, among others. Economic freedom is relevant in the case of structural reforms, while results for the share of older population are not conclusive. It may be that governments seek efficiency, while older members of society still do not have the channels to effectively influence policies and also those benefited by the social security are the few.


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Seguridad social--México--Publicaciones periódicas
Mercado de trabajo--América Latina
Adulto mayor--Pensiones


Conferencia Interamericana de Seguridad Social.
Universidad Iberoamericana. Ciudad de México.