POLS 3170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Pension, Think Tank, Decommodification

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Week 4: social policy and elderly people: old age policy in canada. Pension systems: definition pension systems are put in place in order to provide an income for those who incur a loss in earning capacity due to aging, disability or the death of a wage earner in the family. Types of pension systems: despite variation across countries, there are three pillars of pension system. The first tier: non-contributory flat rate pension payment. Funded from general government revenue and is under the control of federal government. The second tier: publicly administered compulsory earning-related pension plan: Earning related pension insurance; c/qpp (canada/quebec pension plan) Factors and forces that shaped public pension policy. Accommodation led to a greater degree of comprehensiveness. Its components: retirement pension: disability benefits: surviour benefits: death benefits. 1990s: debates on the sustainability of the canadian pension plan. Call for privatization ;( business community and business-oriented think-tanks) The third tier: voluntary tax- assisted saving plans.

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