Law, Politics and Life Insurance Consumption in Asia

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 395-412

  Ward, Damian ^a   Zurbruegg, Ralf ^b  

^a BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 0346041968     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0440.00181     Document Type: Article

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