Indexation of public pension benefits on a legal basis: Some experiences in European countries

International Social Security Review

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 31-44

  Vording, Henk ^a   Goudswaard, Kees ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84863213876     PISSN: 0020871X     EISSN: 1468246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-246X.1997.tb01075.x     Document Type: Article

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