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Old–age security in Bhutan: From lump–sum payments towards a pension scheme

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  • Winfried Schmähl

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At present, Bhutan’s old–age security still is mostly based on an extended family network. Formal old–age provision is mainly for civil servants, providing, however, only lump–sum payments. This paper analyses the present conditions and obvious deficits of the existing arrangements and outlines possibilities for introducing a pension scheme which provides regular (monetary) income in old age. Income in old age could be increased and costs could be reduced by transforming the existing provident fund totally or partly into a pension scheme. This can be combined with pay–as–you–go and funded elements.

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  • Winfried Schmähl, 2002. "Old–age security in Bhutan: From lump–sum payments towards a pension scheme," International Social Security Review, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 55(4), pages 107-126.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:intssr:v:55:y:2002:i:4:p:107-126
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-246X.00141
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