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March/April 1998, 
Vol. 80, No. 2
Posted 1998-03-01

Social Security Reform in Latin America

by Olivia S. Mitchell

To understand why Chile’s restructuring of its social security system has caught the attention of its Latin American neighbors—and many other nations as well—the authors first ask what that country did and why. They next summarize what other countries did, following in Chile’s footsteps. Finally, they offer a brief assessment of the Latin model for social security reform.