The social protection floors recommendation, 2012 (No. 202): Can a six-page document change the course of social history?

International Social Security Review

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 21-43

  Cichon, Michael ^a  

^a International Council on Social Welfare   (Uganda)

Author keywords

ILO; International; Recommendation; Social protection; Social security planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885816316     PISSN: 0020871X     EISSN: 1468246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/issr.12017     Document Type: Article

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