Inequality, social insurance, and redistribution

American Political Science Review

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 859-874

  Moene, Karl Ove ^a   Wallerstein, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035543616     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0003055400400067     Document Type: Article

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