The universal welfare state: Theory and the case of Sweden

Political Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 745-766

  Bergh, Andreas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 11144298662     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2004.00506.x     Document Type: Review

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