25th volume celebration paper. Towards an international political economy of ageing

Ageing and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 815-839

  Walker, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Globalisation; Political economy; Poverty

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

EID: 33646696610     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X05004307     Document Type: Review

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