Research and Program Descriptions About Bulgaria
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Europe, 2018
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Europe, 2016
International Update, August 2015
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Europe, 2014
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Europe, 2012
International Update, March 2012
International Update, February 2012
International Update, January 2011
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Europe, 2010
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Europe, 2008
International Update, October 2007
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Europe, 2006
International Update, February 2006
Individual Accounts in Other Countries
To date, more than 30 countries have established some form of individual accounts in their retirement systems. This article identifies those countries, categorizes how the individual accounts fit into their retirement income systems, and identifies some basic characteristics of the accounts. Because this analysis of individual accounts is intended to inform the current United States debate involving Social Security, the discussion is limited to countries in which such accounts are part or all of a mandatory retirement income program.
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Europe, 2004
Social Security Reform in Central and Eastern Europe: Variations on a Latin American Theme
The Latin American model of social security reform with individual accounts has been adopted by a number of Central and Eastern European countries. That alternative to a pay-as-you-go system is sometimes advocated as a desirable model for solving problems in developed systems such as that of the United States. This article describes the Central and Eastern European systems and compares them with the Latin American systems.