Old age and poverty in developing countries: New policy challenges

World Development

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2157-2168

  Lloyd Sherlock, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health policy; Older people; Pensions; Poverty

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH POLICY; PENSION SYSTEM; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 0034528684     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(00)00077-2     Document Type: Article

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