Inheritance of welfare recipiency: An intergenerational study of social assistance recipiency in postwar Sweden

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 228-239

  Stenberg, Sten Åke ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Intergenerational; Poverty; Social assistance; Sweden; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034133809     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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