Reshaping retirement policies in post-industrial nations: The need for flexibility

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-106

  Curl, Angela L ^a   Hokenstad, Jr ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pension policies; Pension reform; Retirement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745450970     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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