Social security and the myth of the entitlement "crisis"

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 391-399

  Quadagno, Jill ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Means testing; Privatization; Social Security

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SECURITY;

BUDGETS; COST CONTROL; POLITICS; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029938287     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.3.391     Document Type: Article

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