Reforming European pension systems for active ageing

International Social Science Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 190, 2006, Pages 585-599

  Hinrichs, Karl ^a   Aleksandrowicz, Paula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; PENSION SYSTEM; POLICY REFORM; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE REFORM;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; FRANCE; GERMANY; ITALY; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; POLAND; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 41949115492     PISSN: 00208701     EISSN: 14682451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2451.2008.00657.x     Document Type: Article

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