Reviews the experiences and lessons learned from the implementation of the Labor Standards Enforcement Framework launched by the Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines in 2004.

This paper focuses on the extension of social security coverage to workers in the informal economy. In particular, the paper presents the results of surveys assessing social security needs of workers in the informal economy in both urban and rural areas. The outcome of these surveys provides...

The paper tests the effectiveness of marginal reserve requirements employed by the Japanese authorities in the 1970s to influence short-term capital flows, thereby contributing to the ongoing debate on the use of capital controls\market- or price-based ones in particular. While the case for...

A szerző a nyugdíjprivatizáció terén Közép- és Kelet-Európában élenjáró országok - Magyarország és Lengyelország - hároméves tapasztalatai alapján összegzi az új rendszerek felállításának és működtetésének korai kihívásait. Felhívja a figyelmet a végrehajtás...

Provides a picture of social expenditures along a comparitive line. Outlines coverage and adequacy of benefits regarding old age, disability, unemployment, sickness, birth of a child, etc. Includes the poverty rates and dependency ratios as well as the pension contribution rates for eight...

Provides a comparative review of developments in old age pensions in the period 1989-2003. Gives projections to 2060.