Privatizing Social Security: A Critical Assessment

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 114-130

  Belan, Pascal ^a   Pestieau, Pierre ^b  

^a CREST   (France)

^b DELTA ^*

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EID: 0039274667     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0440.00008     Document Type: Article

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