Democratization, social welfare and individual rights in Russia: The case of old-age pensions

Canadian Slavonic Papers

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 409-435

  Chandler, Andrea ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84989229414     PISSN: 00085006     EISSN: 23752475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00085006.2001.11092288     Document Type: Article

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