Altruism, social responsibility, and government support for social welfare

Asian Pacific Journal of Social Work

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 79-95

  Tam, Tony S K ^a   Yeung, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0242622594     PISSN: 02185385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21650993.1999.9756117     Document Type: Article

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