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Benefits and Costs of Social Pensions in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Melis U. Guven
  • Phillippe G. Leite

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  • Melis U. Guven & Phillippe G. Leite, 2016. "Benefits and Costs of Social Pensions in Sub-Saharan Africa," World Bank Publications - Reports 24945, The World Bank Group.
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