Income security for older persons in Sri Lanka
By: Samarakoon, Shanika
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Contributor(s): Arunatilake, Nisha.
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BookSeries: SDD-SPPS Project Working Paper Series:Income security for older persons in Asia and Pacific. Publisher: Bangkok ESCAP 2015Description: 43p.Subject(s): Social security | Sri Lanka | Pensions | Income securityOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: This project working paper discusses the prevailing system of income security for older persons in Sri Lanka with regard to coverage, beneficiaries and sustainability. The paper finds that the current system is inadequate to provide income security for older persons, as the sustainability of several pension funds is at stake and coverage is relatively low. The paper further calculates the cost of providing universal income security in Sri Lanka.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Electronic Media | Library Electronic | Sri Lanka Collection | ftp://ftp.ips.lk/ebooks/SocialWelfare/IncomeSecurityOlderPersons.pdf | Available |
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This project working paper discusses the prevailing system of income security for older persons in Sri Lanka with regard to coverage, beneficiaries and sustainability. The paper finds that the current system is inadequate to provide income security for older persons, as the sustainability of several pension funds is at stake and coverage is relatively low. The paper further calculates the cost of providing universal income security in Sri Lanka.
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