Parents' Needs, Family Structure, and Regular Intergenerational Financial Exchange in Chinese Cities

Sociological Forum

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-101

  Logan, John R ^a   Bian, Fuqin ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Family; Financial exchange; Intergenerational relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347931615     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022654728800     Document Type: Article

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