2019
DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/y9uk6
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Older‐Age Social Pensions and Poverty: Revisiting Assumptions on Targeting and Universalism

Abstract: Whether social protection benefits should be assigned to all (universal) or kept only for those who meet specific criteria (targeting) remains one of the most contentious questions in social policy research. The purpose of this article is to revisit three assumptions on the two main social policy options for the provision of social benefits to older persons. Each assumption is assessed through counterfactual reasoning using a combination of literature review and statistical analysis with a global perspective.… Show more

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“…In 2009, the Thai government changed the Old‐Age Allowance (OAA) scheme from a means‐tested program to a near‐universal social pension program for adults aged 60 and above. The OAA scheme, along with Thailand's universal healthcare policy, has been regarded as a notable example of how developing countries can improve social protection for their older populations (Cruz‐Martínez, 2019; Knox‐Vydmanov, 2016). The policy, while widely popular in Thailand, has received a fair share of skepticism (Suwanrada et al, 2018).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In 2009, the Thai government changed the Old‐Age Allowance (OAA) scheme from a means‐tested program to a near‐universal social pension program for adults aged 60 and above. The OAA scheme, along with Thailand's universal healthcare policy, has been regarded as a notable example of how developing countries can improve social protection for their older populations (Cruz‐Martínez, 2019; Knox‐Vydmanov, 2016). The policy, while widely popular in Thailand, has received a fair share of skepticism (Suwanrada et al, 2018).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%