Inter-generational family support provided by older people in Indonesia

Ageing and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 497-530

  Schröder Butterfill, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia; Dependency; Ethnography; Family support; Grandparents; Inter generational relations; Pensions; Reciprocity

Indexed keywords

AGING; ELDERLY POPULATION; INCOME; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; PENSION SYSTEM; WELFARE PROVISION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 3342994867     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X0400234X     Document Type: Article

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