The evolution of elderly poverty in Canada

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Milligan, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Consumption; Elderly; Income; Poverty

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ELDERLY POPULATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POVERTY DETERMINANT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 67649565956     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cpp.34.4.S79     Document Type: Article

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