Housing and superannuation: Social security in Singapore

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 159-187

  Reisman, David ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Demography; Housing; Political economy; Singapore; Social economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846350636     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290710726720     Document Type: Article

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