The Intergenerational Welfare State

Population and Development Review

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 36-51

  Folbre, Nancy ^a   Wolf, Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; POPULATION POLICY; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 84874121092     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2013.00550.x     Document Type: Article

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