Sistemas de proteccion social para el adulto mayor en America Latina y el Caribe / Social protection systems for older adults in Latin America and the Caribbean
Rev. panam. salud pblica
; 17(5/6): 419-428, May-June 2005. ilus, tab
Artigo
em Espanhol
| MedCarib
| ID: med-17060
Biblioteca responsável:
TT5
Localização: TT5; W1 RE712AW
ABSTRACT
Only one half (50.1 percent) of all older adults in Latin America currently receive benefits under some form of social protection system for the elderly, either through social assistance or social security programs, or have access to a savings plan for old age in the form of individual capitalization accounts (ICA) based on mandatory or voluntary contributions. The other half enjoys no social protection at all; its consumer and health needs are covered through accrued assets, voluntary family transfers, or charitable deeds. Social security pension plan reforms and the creation of social-security-based savings plans for old age in the form of ICA have failed to yield the expected results in terms of coverage and benefits. Over-all, reforms have led to the dismantling of social-security-based social protection systems for the elderly without creating alternative mechanisms for social protection. This document describes the various social protection systems and savings plans for old age that are in place in countries of the Region and looks at current challenges in terms of correcting "government failures" and applying policies that will redress "market failures", so that the working population can count on having enough resources to satisfy its consumer and health needs after retirement (AU)
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Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.8 Atingir a cobertura universal de saúde
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Pensões
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Previdência Social
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Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
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Idoso
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Dinâmica Populacional
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Região do Caribe
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América Latina
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociais da saúde
Limite:
Idoso
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Idoso, 80 anos ou mais
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Humanos
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. panam. salud pblica
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Organizacion Panamericana de la Salud/Estados Unicos de America