Social protection and the elderly in the developing world: Mutual aid, micro-insurance, and the state

Journal of Comparative Social Welfare

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-163

  Midgley, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly people; government; micro insurance; mutual aid; poverty; social protection; social security

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859508823     PISSN: 17486831     EISSN: 1748684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17486831.2012.655985     Document Type: Article

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