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1 – 10 of 57Latin America’s population is ageing rapidly amid declining birth rates and rising life expectancy. This is driving a need for urgent action to prevent demographic changes…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285438
ISSN: 2633-304X
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MEXICO: Reform plans set out AMLO’s intended legacy
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES285044
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The country’s system of pension funds has long been close to bankruptcy, but awareness of the urgency of the issue has increased over the past year. Nonetheless, proposed pension…
ARGENTINA: Slimmed-down reform will still pose risks
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES284861
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The paper highlights the labour system’s role in perpetuating poverty in Mexico, where more than half of the economically active population is poor despite being employed. The…
Such moves have proven highly popular and may go some way towards explaining the enduring popularity of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) in the face of high crime…
Demographic pressures from an ageing society weigh less heavily on the United States than many other economies but they are now placing stress on a Social Security system that…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276284
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Spearheded by Labour Minister Gloria Ines Ramirez, the 'Change for the Elderly' bill proposes a new system, centred on the principle of solidarity. Critics claim the proposals…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278251
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RUSSIA: Pension reform is too controversial to discuss
While such losses are enormous, they are far less than then 41.4-billion-dollar loss seen the previous year. Pemex has recorded 17 consecutive quarters of financial losses, with…