Raising the age pension eligibility age and its (dis)contents

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 100-102

  Borowski, Allan ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BUDGET; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PENSION; PUBLIC OPINION; RETIREMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BUDGETS; COST SAVINGS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSIONS; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC SECTOR; RETIREMENT;

EID: 77956854645     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00459.x     Document Type: Note

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