Labor force withdrawal of the elderly in South Africa

Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Furthering Research

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 214-249

  Lam, David ^a   Leibbrandt, Murray ^b   Ranchhod, Vimal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 84988569145     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.17226/11708     Document Type: Chapter

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