Governance and governmentality: A discussion in the context of UK private pension provision

Economy and Society

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 534-550

  Ring, Patrick John ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural finance; Governance; Governmentality; Pensions; Retirement; Risk

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL PROVISION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PENSION SYSTEM; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78649486182     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085147.2010.510683     Document Type: Article

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