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Generations

GENERATION IN ITSELF OR FOR ITSELF?

The conflict potential of cohorts in the German, Dutch and British pension systems compared

Pages 4-25 | Received 12 Apr 2010, Accepted 06 Nov 2012, Published online: 27 Nov 2012

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