The politics of occupational pension reform in Britain and the Netherlands: The power of market discipline in liberal and corporatist regimes

West European Politics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 586-610

  Bridgen, Paul ^a   Meyer, Traute ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; CORPORATE STRATEGY; FINANCIAL MARKET; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LIBERALISM; OCCUPATION; PENSION SYSTEM; RETIREMENT;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70449470357     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: 17439655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402380902779105     Document Type: Article

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