East versus West: Comparing political attitudes and welfare preferences across European societies

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Lipsmeyer, Christine S ^a   Nordstrom, Timothy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative; Europe; Public opinion; Welfare policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347386501     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350176032000085342     Document Type: Article

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