Helping the poorest help themselves? Encouraging employment past 65 in England and the USA

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 493-512

  Lain, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGEISM; AGING POPULATION; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR POLICY; OECD; RETIREMENT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959339587     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279410000942     Document Type: Article

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