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 Poverty, Old-Age and Social Pensions in Kenya
This study has also calculated the PPP index in the hypothetical case of a universal pension program for the elderly. Suppose that every elderly person over 55 or 60 years old receives a non-contributory pension from the governm ent. Is this...
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This study has also calculated the PPP index in the hypothetical case of a universal pension program for the elderly. Suppose that every elderly person over 55 or 60 years old receives a non-contributory pension from the governm ent. Is this scenario likely to be m ore pro-poor than the actual pension program ? Using both the 1994 and 1997 W M S, Table 6.2 attem pts to seek the answer to this question. TABLE 6.2 Pro-Poor Policy index for universal pensions to elderly living in rural and urban areas
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http://www.undp-povertycentre.org/pub/IPCWorkingPaper24.pdf#page=38
www.undp-povertycentre.org/pub/IPCWorkingPaper24.pdf#page=38
This study has also calculated <span class="highlight">the</span> PPP index <span class="highlight">in</span> <span class="highlight">the</span> hypothetical case of a universal pension program <span class="highlight">for</span> <span class="highlight">the</span> <span class="highlight">elderly</span>. Suppose that every <span class="highlight">elderly</span> person over 55 or 60 years old receives a non-contributory pension from <span class="highlight">the</span> governm ent. Is this scenario likely to be m ore pro-poor than <span class="highlight">the</span> actual pension program ? Using both <span class="highlight">the</span> 1994 and 1997 W M S, Table 6.2 attem pts to seek <span class="highlight">the</span> answer to this question. TABLE 6.2 Pro-Poor Policy index <span class="highlight">for</span> universal pensions to <span class="highlight">elderly</span> living <span class="highlight">in</span> rural and urban areas
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