The analysis of welfare state reform: Why the "quasi-markets" narrative is descriptively inadequate and misleading

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 769-794

  McMaster, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036746512     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2002.11506512     Document Type: Review

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