Universality or selectivity in income support to older people? A comparative assessment of the issues

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 231-254

  Shaver, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0001051198     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S004727949800525X     Document Type: Review

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