Women's retirement income in Germany and Britain

European Sociological Review

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 968-980

  Fasang, Anette Eva ^a   Aisenbrey, Silke ^b   Schömann, Klaus ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84885936491     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcs075     Document Type: Article

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