Crisis of ageing in less developed countries: Too much consumption or too little production?

Development and Change

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-235

  Messkoub, Mahmood ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; PENSION SYSTEM; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 0033121127     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7660.00115     Document Type: Article

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