Gender and pension individualisation: The case of Greece

South European Society and Politics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-245

  Vlachantoni, Athina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Greece; Individualisation; Pensions

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN RIGHTS; INCOME; INDIVIDUALISM; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR POLICY; PENSION SYSTEM; WOMENS STATUS;

GREECE;

EID: 77956504060     PISSN: 13608746     EISSN: 17439612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2010.499642     Document Type: Article

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