Non-Take Up of Social Benefits in Greece and Spain

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 827-844

  Matsaganis, Manos ^a   Levy, Horacio ^a   Flevotomou, Maria ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Means tested benefits; Non take up; Spain

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; PENSION SYSTEM; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

GREECE; SPAIN;

EID: 78349244063     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2010.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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