Micro-pensions in India: Issues and challenges

International Social Security Review

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1-21

  Shankar, Savita ^a   Asher, Mukul G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Collection of contributions; India; Method of financing; Payment of benefits; Pension scheme

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953276407     PISSN: 0020871X     EISSN: 1468246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-246X.2011.01390.x     Document Type: Article

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