The Canadian safety net for the elderly

Social Security Bulletin

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 53-67

  Wiseman, Michael ^a,b   Yčas, Martynas ^a,b,c  

^a SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b SSA's Office of Program Development and Research

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; PENSION; POLICY; POVERTY; RETIREMENT; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INCOME; PENSIONS; POVERTY; PUBLIC POLICY; RETIREMENT; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 57149143875     PISSN: 00377910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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