As in many other countries, the viability and sustainability of social security
systems in the Caribbean is of concern to policy makers. Although systems in the region
remain relatively young, liquid and healthy at this time, timely reform is necessary to
prevent a crisis in the future. Reform is required to grapple with population ageing, a
fairly large informal (non-contributing); sector in some countries, high open
unemployment and the impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS);. Caribbean social security systems (pension branch);
are defined benef…
Over the last years issues concerning social security have become important items on the economic and political agenda as given current projections, the financial sustainability of current social security schemes is questioned. Research on social security in the Caribbean is however rather limited, providing decision makers with few answers on how to tackle the issue of reform in the region.
This paper highlights the current status of social security in the region. By presenting indicators of recent performance and identifying challenges that schemes in the region face, the study aims to contr…
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Este volumen se ocupa de los temas macroeconómicos y de su relación con el crecimiento económico. Forma parte de una línea de trabajo que la CEPAL ha mantenido durante los últimos años sobre la globalización de la volatilidad financiera, la gestión macroeconómica y el crecimiento'.
El principal motivo del interés en estos temas tiene que ver con el desilusionante crecimiento del PIB en las economías de América Latina desde los años ochenta. Aun descartando la llamada década perdida , resultante de la crisis de la deuda, y a pesar de lograr la mayor tasa de crecimi…
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