One hundred years of money, welfare and death: Mortality, economic growth and the development of the welfare state in 17 OECD countries 1900-2000

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Kangas, Olli ^a  

^a SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

Author keywords

GDP; Life expectancy; Mortality; OECD; Welfare state generosity and universalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954204747     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2010.00735.x     Document Type: Article

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