Rentenversicherung in Singapur : der Central Provident Fund

Rentenversicherung in Singapur : der Central Provident Fund

Considering the problems of retirement security systems leads one to look beyond the border in order to get a glimpse of the way things work in other societies. Contrary to formal public pension schemes in South American and East European industrial countries, the predominant pension system in Asia...

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Main Author: Imhof-Rudolph, Heike
Format: Others
Language:German
Published: Universität Potsdam 1999
Subjects:
Social sciences
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spelling ndltd-Potsdam-oai-kobv.de-opus-ubp-11472013-01-08T00:46:50Z Rentenversicherung in Singapur : der Central Provident Fund The retirement security system within the Singapore Central Provident Fund Imhof-Rudolph, Heike Social sciences Considering the problems of retirement security systems leads one to look beyond the border in order to get a glimpse of the way things work in other societies. Contrary to formal public pension schemes in South American and East European industrial countries, the predominant pension system in Asia is of an informal nature, based upon the extended family structure. The rise of the city-state of Singapore has been accompanied by the development of a comprehensive social security system within the framework of the Central Provident Fund (CPF). The CPF is based on a symbiosis of Western social concepts and Eastern pragmatism. The article gives an insight into the development of this system, and the way it works underpresent political and economic conditions. Universität Potsdam Extern. Extern 1999 Postprint application/pdf urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11478 http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2006/1147/ WeltTrends : Zeitschrift für internationale Politik und vergleichende Studien. - 24 (1999). - S. 77 – 93 ger http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/doku/urheberrecht.php
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Rentenversicherung in Singapur : der Central Provident Fund
description Considering the problems of retirement security systems leads one to look beyond the border in order to get a glimpse of the way things work in other societies. Contrary to formal public pension schemes in South American and East European industrial countries, the predominant pension system in Asia is of an informal nature, based upon the extended family structure. The rise of the city-state of Singapore has been accompanied by the development of a comprehensive social security system within the framework of the Central Provident Fund (CPF). The CPF is based on a symbiosis of Western social concepts and Eastern pragmatism. The article gives an insight into the development of this system, and the way it works underpresent political and economic conditions.
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