The survival and return of institutions: Examples from pension reforms in central, eastern and South-Eastern Europe

West European Politics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 976-996

  Guardiancich, Igor ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCENTIVE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PENSION SYSTEM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CROATIA; HUNGARY; POLAND;

EID: 79961036960     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: 17439655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2011.591083     Document Type: Article

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