'Living poor to die rich'? Or 'spending the kids' inheritance'? Attitudes to assets and inheritance in later life

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-192

  Rowlingson, Karen ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; LIVING STANDARD; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 33644751950     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279405009475     Document Type: Article

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