The welfare of pensioners during economic transition: An analysis of Hungarian survey data

Economics of Transition

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 395-426

  Hancock, Ruth ^a   Pudney, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic transition; Hungary; Pensions; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PENSION SYSTEM; POVERTY INCIDENCE;

HUNGARY;

EID: 0031428142     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.1997.tb00023.x     Document Type: Review

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