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Should pensions be paid out universally to all elderly?

Authors: Willmore L, Barrientos A

Publication Year: 2012

Reference: Pro Contra, DWS Global Financial Institute, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany (April 2012)

Available at www.dws.de/Insights/DGFI/Pro-Contra/Should-pensions-be-paid-to-all

Abstract

The sustainability, ethicality, and impact of universal pension schemes. "Should all elderly people receive pensions, and who should pay for them?" DWS Global Financial Institute presents you two very different views on the matter, one from an academic expert and another from a former UN economist.