Three steps to heaven? Tensions in the management of welfare: Retirement pensions and active consumers

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-96

  Mann, Kirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizens; Consumers; Labour; Pensions; Providers; Retirement

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; RETIREMENT; WELFARE PROVISION; WELFARE REFORM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646695685     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S004727940500930X     Document Type: Article

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