Do different welfare states engender different policy preferences? Opinions on pension reforms in Eastern and Western Europe

Ageing and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 475-495

  Velladics, Katalin ^a   Henkens, Kène ^a   van Dalen, Hendrik P ^a,b  

^a NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ageing; Attitudes; Pension; Population policy; Retirement; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; LABOR MARKET; PENSION SYSTEM; POPULATION POLICY; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL POLICY; TAX SYSTEM; WELFARE REFORM;

EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745265206     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X05004551     Document Type: Article

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