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The Bulgarian pension reform — post-accession issues and challenges
Author(s)	Darinka Asenova, Roddy McKinnon
Journal title	Journal of European Social Policy, vol 17, no 4, November 2007
Pages	pp 380-389
Source	http://esp.sagepub.com
Keywords	Pensions ; Social welfare ; Poverty ; Social policy ; European Union ; Bulgaria.
Annotation	Focusing on the social impacts of the 2000-02 pension reform in Bulgaria, this article examines how Bulgarian pensioners cope with income risk in old age. Reporting that old age pensions are frequently inadequate to household consumption needs, the authors argue for more generous tax-financed social pensions alongside contributory pension provision, to combat old age poverty. As the poorest country to date to achieve European Union (EU) accession, this article concludes by suggesting that Bulgaria's pursuit of fuller integration and development within the EU cannot be divorced from better meeting the social security needs of its ageing population. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-071031207 A
Classmark	JJ: TY: W6: TM2: WFC: 7AP
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