"14286","10","archive","5",,,"disk0/00/01/42/86","2017-01-19 15:38:47","2021-08-27 17:41:48","2017-01-19 15:38:47","conference_item",,,"show","","","1",,,"Willmore","L.","","","8134","","",,,,,"","","Universal Pensions in Mauritius: Lessons for the Rest of Us","pub","","","prog_ssr","public pensions, social security, means test, targeting, demographic ageing, Mauritius","United Nations DESA Discussion Paper No. 32.","That the Government of Mauritius provides nearly every resident over the age of 60 with a non-contributory, basic pension is one of the best-kept secrets in the world. The scheme dates from 1950 and became universal in 1958, following abolition of a means test. Remarkably, introduction of a compulsory, contributory scheme for workers in the private sector appears to have strengthened the non-contributory regime without affecting its universality. This paper examines the past and future of non-contributory, universal pensions in Mauritius, and draws lessons that might be useful for other countries, especially those in the developing world.","2003-04","published","United Nations DESA","10.2139/ssrn.398280",,,,,,"",,,,,"",,,,,"",,,,,"","",,"",,,,,,,"1666","none",,"paper",,"SSRN Electronic Journal",,,"USA",,,"4th International Research Conference on Social Security","International Social Security Association, Antwerp, Belgium",,"conference",,,,,,,,"1556-5068",,,,,,"","","","",,"","",,,,,,,"",,,,,"FALSE",,,"info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject",