Do structural contexts matter? Macrosociological factors and popular attitudes towards public welfare services

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 319-335

  Blomberg, Helena ^a   Kroll, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033481281     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000169939904200403     Document Type: Article

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