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J Aging Soc Policy
; 28(4): 325-43, 2016.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26984505
ABSTRACT
Population aging coupled with high poverty rates among older persons and a lack of access to social-security benefits or traditional support systems have led governments in low and middle-income countries to introduce non-contributory pension programs for the elderly. This article reviews a non-contributory pension program introduced in Mexico in 2007 that has since expanded greatly. We use a variety of sources to estimate current and future costs of this program.