Alternative Social Security Systems in CIS Countries /

In the USSR in 1990, social security reforms led to the imposition of a uniform system of benefits in a large and demographically diverse country. This required inter-regional transfers, which are now no longer feasible with the demise of the USSR. Relatively high contribution rates also pose a prob...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ahmad, Ehtisham
Other Authors: Schneider, Jean-Luc
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1993.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1993/008
Online Access:Full text available on IMF