Social security pensions : development and reform.

General overview and main issues
Public and non-public pension schemes
Part 1 Development
the structure of pension schemes and their problems: retirement benefits; invalidity benefits; pensioners and social assistance benefits; financing pension schemes; the management of investment; coverage and its shortfalls; governance and administration; contribution evasion; pension transfers and the redistribution of income; the risks to individuals; economic effects; the consequences for public finances
Part 2 Reform
the search for a new balance: the normative basis for policy; extending coverage; improving governancem̧anagement and compliance; influencing the age of retirement; developing the pluralistic designs and flexible structures; the reform process and its political management; conclusion
Part 3 Regional briefs: Asia and the Pacific; Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean; the Arab States of the Middle East; Central and Eastern Europe; the OECD countries
Part 4 Technical briefs: quantitative modelling; social security conventions and recommendations of the ILO; pensions for public sector employees; simulation of an African scheme; statistical annex.