Transnational actors and the politics of pension reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 267-291

  Kpessa, Michael ^a   Béland, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; ideas; International Labour Organization; International organizations; social policy; World Bank

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860790589     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290.2011.561125     Document Type: Article

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