Public attitudes and concerns about population ageing in Japan

Ageing and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 443-465

  Clark, Robert L ^a   Ogawa, Naohiro ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Older workers; Population ageing; Retirement; Social security

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE; POLICY IMPLICATION; POPULATION AGEING; PUBLIC ATTITUDES; SOCIAL POLICY;

JAPAN;

EID: 0030476735     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X00003627     Document Type: Article

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