Convergence theory reconsidered: The politics of pensions in Scandinavia and Australia

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-28

  Overbye, Einar ^a  

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EID: 0031287657     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10361149750977     Document Type: Article

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