Work, retirement and vulnerability of older persons in Latin America: What are the lessons for pension design?

Journal of International Development

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 495-506

  Barrientos, Armando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; LABOR PARTICIPATION; PENSION SYSTEM; SOCIAL POLICY;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033915828     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1328(200005)12:4<495::AID-JID686>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Conference Paper

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