Who's afraid of an ageing population?: Nationalism, the free market, and the construction of old age as an issue

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 47, 1996, Pages 3-26

  Vincent, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGEING POPULATION; FREE MARKET; NATIONALISM; PENSION PROVISION; SOCIAL POLICY;

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EID: 0030460226     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026101839601604701     Document Type: Article

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