Reducing elderly poverty in Thailand : the role of Thailand's pension and social assistance programs (Thai)

This policy note examines Thailand's programs for preventing poverty among the elderly, and suggests options for improving the effectiveness of these programs. The number of elderly people in Thailand will increase dramatically over the next 30 years, and the elderly already have a higher poverty rate than the population as a whole. Although Thailand currently has a total of eight pension programs, the majority of the benefits go to those who are...

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Author

Brixi,Hana;

Jitsuchon,Somchai;

Skoufias,Emmanuel;

Sondergaard,Lars M.;

Tansanguanwong,Pamornrat;

Wiener,Mitchell;
Document Date
2012/10/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
80527
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Thailand,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2013/12/20
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Reducing elderly poverty in Thailand : the role of Thailand's pension and social assistance programs
Keywords
boundaries

Language

Thai

Rel. Proj ID

TH-Thailand Country Development Partnership for Human Development (FY2013-2015) -- P143563

Major Sector

FY17 - Social Protection

FY17 - Education

Theme

FY17 - Data Development and Capacity Building,FY17 - Data production, accessibility and use,FY17 - Access to Education,FY17 - Social Inclusion,FY17 - Job Creation,FY17 - Other Excluded Groups,FY17 - Social Safety Nets,FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks,FY17 - Teachers,FY17 - Education,FY17 - Science and Technology,FY17 - Jobs,FY17 - Social Protection

Sector

FY17 - Social Protection,FY17 - Other Education,FY17 - Secondary Education,FY17 - Primary Education

Historic Topics

Conflict and Development, Law and Development, Private Sector Development, Public Sector Development, Urban Development,

Historic SubTopics

Corporate Law, E-Business, Hazard Risk Management, Post Conflict Reconstruction, Public Sector Corruption & Anticorruption Measures,

Unit Owning

Education EAP (HEAED)

Version Type

Final

Product Line

Programmatic Approach

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Brixi,Hana; Jitsuchon,Somchai; Skoufias,Emmanuel; Sondergaard,Lars M.; Tansanguanwong,Pamornrat; Wiener,Mitchell.

Reducing elderly poverty in Thailand : the role of Thailand's pension and social assistance programs (Thai). Washington DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/355211468120870525

Reducing elderly poverty in Thailand : the role of Thailand's pension and social assistance programs (Thai)

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