TY  - CONF
CY  - USA
N1  - United Nations DESA Discussion Paper No. 32.
ID  - iiasa14286
UR  - https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14286/
A1  - Willmore, L.
Y1  - 2003/04//
N2  - 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.
PB  - United Nations DESA
KW  - public pensions
KW  -  social security
KW  -  means test
KW  -  targeting
KW  -  demographic ageing
KW  -  Mauritius
SN  - 1556-5068
TI  - Universal Pensions in Mauritius: Lessons for the Rest of Us
M2  - International Social Security Association, Antwerp, Belgium
AV  - none
T2  - 4th International Research Conference on Social Security
ER  -