Demographic change, intergenerational transfers, and the challenges for social protection systems in the people's republic of china

Aging, Economic Growth, and Old-Age Security in Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 161-202

  Chen, Qiulin ^a   Eggleston, Karen ^b   Li, Ling ^c  

^a Labor Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Science   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84875548721     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781781953600.00012     Document Type: Chapter

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