When pay stops
DESPITE the wobbly nature of New Zealand's coalition government, it proposed a new pensions plan last week that was bound to be controversial. In essence, the goverment aims to replace state pensions with a compulsory private scheme. New Zealanders are due to vote on it in a referendum in September. As things stand, it seems likely they will turn it down.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “When pay stops”
From the July 19th 1997 edition
Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents
Explore the editionDiscover more
Fathers are doing more child care in East Asia
About time, too
Ice Age antelopes surge back from the brink of extinction
Even better, these peers of sabre-toothed tigers can help with carbon capture
Indonesia’s Prabowo is desperate to impress Trump and Xi
The new president’s first foreign tour was a shambles
Is India’s education system the root of its problems?
A recent comparison with China suggests that may be so
Meet the outspoken maverick who could lead India
Nitin Gadkari, India’s highways minister, talks to The Economist
The Adani scandal takes the shine off Modi’s electoral success
The tycoon’s indictment clouds the prime minister’s prospects