Women's suffrage and the growth of the welfare state

Public Choice

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 289-300

  Abrams, Burton A ^a   Settle, Russell F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 0033411261     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018312829025     Document Type: Article

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