US social policy in comparative and historical perspective: Concepts, images, arguments, and research strategies

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 27, Issue , 2001, Pages 213-234

  Amenta, Edwin ^a   Bonastia, Chris ^a   Caren, Neal ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Political sociology; States; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035610651     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.27.1.213     Document Type: Article

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