Introduction -- Impact of previous crisis on social security -- Strengths and weaknesses of social security prior to the current crisis -- Actual and potential effects of the current crisis on social security -- Conclusions and policies to cope with effects of crisis on social security

This monograph evaluates the effects of the global financial-economic crisis on social security (pensions, health care, social assistance) in 25 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. It focus on: coverage, sufficiency of benefits, social solidarity, gender equity, efficiency and...

The author of this book has published other 40 on social security since 1968, dealing with pensions, health care, and social assistance, in seven languages and in 34 countries. His new book is a product of many works in the last 30 years, which have been integrated, updated, and expanded under a...

En este informe se estudia la evolución del sistema de pensiones de El Salvador en el período reciente analizando su institucionalidad, su gasto público y su sostenibilidad financiera. Forma parte de un proyecto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) que busca...