Pension policy and politics in East Asia

Policy and Politics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 127-144

  Choi, Young Jun ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business; East Asia; New institutionalism; Pension reforms

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; PENSION SYSTEM; THEORETICAL STUDY; WELFARE REFORM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA; TAIWAN;

EID: 39649100841     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557308783431625     Document Type: Review

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