Ideas, Institutions, and Welfare Program Typologies: An Analysis of Pensions and Old Age Income Protection Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa

Poverty and Public Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-65

  Kpessa, Michael W ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

old age income support; pension; social security; Sub Saharan Africa; welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045158913     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19442858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1944-2858.1018     Document Type: Article

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