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Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 12, No. 4

(released April 1949)
Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
by Arthur J. Altmeyer
Social Welfare in Sweden
by Konrad Persson
Trustees' Report on Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund
Coverage of Agricultural Workers Under Unemployment Insurance
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ISSN: 1937-4666

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