Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/101249 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
ADBI Working Paper No. 358
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
Abstract: 
Old-age income support is becoming an issue of growing importance throughout Asia. This is especially true in East and Southeast Asia where the population is aging. This paper provides a broad overview of the current state of pension systems in the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam; analyzes the pension systems; and identifies their major structural weaknesses. The paper concludes with some specific policy directions for pension reform to strengthen the capacity of Asian pension systems in delivering economic security for the large and growing population of elderly looming on the region's horizon.
Subjects: 
asia
pension systems
old-age income support
population aging
pension reform
JEL: 
H55
J11
J14
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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