Universal age pensions in developing countries: The example of Mauritius

International Social Security Review

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 67-89

  Willmore, Larry ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

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EID: 43249177594     PISSN: 0020871X     EISSN: 1468246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-246X.2006.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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