Will the retiring baby boomers return to rural periphery?

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-34

  Jauhiainen, Jussi S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baby boomers; Elderly; Finland; Periphery; Return migration; Seniorpolis

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; PERIPHERAL REGION; POST-WAR; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RETURN MIGRATION; RURAL AREA; RURAL SOCIETY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; OULU [FINLAND]; RISTIJARVI; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 56949089585     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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