I'm ok, you're (not) ok: The private welfare state in United States

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 166-180

  Peters, B Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical care; Old age pensions; Private sector; United States; Welfare provision

Indexed keywords

PENSION SYSTEM; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15844422464     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2005.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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