Social Security Reform in Transition Economies

Lessons from Kazakhstan
2009
ISBN: 978-0-230-60736-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 275 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 575 g

This book examines social security reform in the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan, with a focus on lessons for late reformers such as China and Russia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Becker, C.

Marchenko, G.

Khakimzhanov, S.

Seitenova, A.

Ivliev, V.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Road to Kazakhstan's Pension and Social Reform The Unsustainable Welfare State The Political Economy of the Reform Macro-Actuarial Forecasts Kazakhstan Today: A Brief Economic History Social Security Benefit Structure in the Reformed System The Accumulative System after Nine Years of Reform Legal Aspects of the Accumulation Pension System Administering an Accumulation Pension System: Practical Issues Actuarial Forecasts: The Reform's Distributional Consequences Remaining Problems Kazakhstan in Contrast with Other Reformers Lessons for Future Reformers Remaining Tasks

Über Autor(innen)

CHARLES M. BECKER is a Research Professor in the Department of Economics, Duke University, USA.

GRIGORI MARCHENKO is Chairman of Halyk Bank.
SABIT KHAKIMZHANOV, is Deputy Director, Department of Research, Halyk Finance.
AI-GUL SEITENOVA is Chief Economic Advisor, FM Consulting LLC.
VLADIMIR IVLEV is Director of Legal and Administration at the First Credit Bureau, Kazakhstan.