Gender Implications of Current Social Security Reforms

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 559-584

  Bennett, Fran ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Women's Budget Group

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EID: 0347467586     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2002.tb00073.x     Document Type: Article

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