Welfare retrenchment as social justice: Pension reform in Mexico

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 585-604

  Marier, Patrik ^a   Mayer, Jean F ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; PENSION SYSTEM; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WELFARE REFORM;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 37749014608     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279407001195     Document Type: Article

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