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Pension Reform and Social Insurance
  Overview  
Rates of participation in pension systems are low in many developing countries due to the large informal sectors and the difficulty of enforcement. In many African and Latin American countries coverage of the economically active population is under 50%.

The Pensions and Social Insurance task force seeks to promote understanding of the policy options faced by developing countries in managing and reforming their pensions and social insurance systems. The task force focuses on some of the most fundamental issues concerning adequate provision of retirement income including: coverage and collection, public sector pensions, investment, governance, and annuities and retirement income design. The standard approach of international organizations of looking at public sector pensions in isolation is inadequate, and that focus on the total compensation package of the public sector is necessary.

Pension Reforem Task Force Chairs:
Csaba Feher - Managing Director, Private Pensions Guarantee Fund, Hungarian Pension Guarantee Fund
Michael Orszag - Head of Research, Watson Wyatt
  What's New  
Pension Task Force Meeting 2002
Event: Mar 04, 2002 - Mar 05, 2002
The second meeting of the task force took place in Sydney, Australia, partnered with the Centre for Pensions and Superannuation at the University of New South Wales.
Pension Task Force Meeting 2001
Event: First Pension Task Force Meeting: Sep 04, 2001 - Sep 05, 2001
An organizing workshop of the Pensions and Social Insurance task force was held Sept. 4-5th, 2001 in conjunction with the Institute of Ageing, at Oxford University.
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