Introduction: The political economy of pension reform

Pension Reform in Europe: Politics, Policies and Outcomes

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-21

  Arza, Camila ^a   Kohli, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

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EID: 84882018697     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203945681     Document Type: Editorial

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