Examining the Adoption of Old-Age Security Programs in the Developing World

Brown, J. Scott. (2005). Examining the Adoption of Old-Age Security Programs in the Developing World. Sociological Perspectives, 48(4), 505-29.

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Brown, J. Scott

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2005

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Sociological Perspectives

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48

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4

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505-29

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10.1525/sop.2005.48.4.505

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4074

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This study examines the adoption of income-tested old-age security programs and mandatory privatized security programs in developing nations from 1960 to 1999. Program data on more than one hundred nations are modeled using discrete-time logistic regression. Findings suggest that, for privatized programs, the level of democratization in a nation is an important predictor. Inertia of existing programs and the role of structural adjustment policies in the 1990s are also important in determining the likelihood of program adoptions of this type. For income-tested programs, the number of political strikes experienced by a nation is associated with program adoption. Results suggest that the study of social policy in the developing world is important for understanding processes behind the development of the welfare state.

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Life Course Perspectives

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Brown, J. Scott. (2005). Examining the Adoption of Old-Age Security Programs in the Developing World. Sociological Perspectives, 48(4), 505-29.