relation: https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14286/
title: Universal Pensions in Mauritius: Lessons for the Rest of Us
creator: Willmore, L.
description: 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.
publisher: United Nations DESA
date: 2003-04
type: Conference or Workshop Item
type: NonPeerReviewed
identifier:   Willmore, L. <https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/view/iiasa/1666.html>  (2003).  Universal Pensions in Mauritius: Lessons for the Rest of Us.   DOI:10.2139/ssrn.398280 <https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.398280>. In: 4th International Research Conference on Social Security, International Social Security Association, Antwerp, Belgium.     
relation: 10.2139/ssrn.398280
identifier: 10.2139/ssrn.398280
doi: 10.2139/ssrn.398280