Marie Michael Library

Title

The private affairs of public pensions in South Africa : debt, development and corporatization

Author

Hendricks, Fred

Description

The apartheid government in South Africa converted its pension system for public sector employees from a pay-as-you-go scheme to a fully funded one. This paper explains the reasons for this change and explores the consequences of this decision and the inadequacy of the social policy responses of the democratic government.

File No

UNRISD-SP38

Agency

UNRISD

Date

Dec-08

Subject(s)

Pension system

Pages

27