Transition to fully funded pension schemes: A non-orthodox criticism

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-48

  Cesaratto, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capital theory; Pensions; Privatisation; Social Security; Sraffian economics

Indexed keywords

NEOCLASSICAL THEORY; PENSION SYSTEM; PRIVATIZATION;

EID: 31144468895     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bei046     Document Type: Article

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