Old-age income support is becoming an issue of growing importance throughout Asia. This is especially true in East and … Southeast Asia where the population is aging. This paper provides a broad overview of the current state of pension systems in …

schemes in Asia, informed by insights from theory and international experience. The paper identifies alternative forms of …Rapid population ageing and economic transformation in Asia raise the policy challenge of ensuring income security in …

health in the South Asia region, but also recommends that interventions take into account a series of factors if the impacts …

The paper investigates the labor market and social impacts of the global financial and economic crisis in Asia and the …