Emergence of the notion of retirement in rural China: The case of rural districts of Shanghai;Das Entstehen der Ruhestandsidee im ländlichen China: Der Fall von Shanghais ländlichen Gebieten

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 334-344

  Shih Jiunn, Shi ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

China; Institutions; Life course; Rural pension policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; LIFESTYLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS;

CHINA; LIFE STYLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 57749195930     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-008-0002-8     Document Type: Article

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