Older people's income security in China: The challenges of population ageing

Ageing in East Asia: Challenges and Policies for the Twenty-First Century

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 37-53

  Chen, Hsiao Hung Nancy ^a   Fu, Tsung Hsi ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 77954803714     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203881828     Document Type: Chapter

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