Ageing societies and the welfare state: Where the inter-generational contract is not breached

International Journal of Ageing and Later Life

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-11

  Komp, Kathrin ^a   van Tilburg, Theo ^a  

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EID: 78149254572     PISSN: 16528670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.10517     Document Type: Article

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