Structuring a pension scheme for a future Palestinian state

The Economics of Palestine: Economic Policy and Institutional Reform for a Viable Palestinian State

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 141-169

  Sayre, Edward A ^a   Olmsted, Jennifer C ^b  

^a AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84906207684     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203390641     Document Type: Chapter

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