Four worlds of welfare state attitudes? A comparison of Germany, Norway, and the United States

European Sociological Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 337-356

  Andreß, Hans Jürgen ^a   Heien, Thorsten ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

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EID: 17344382858     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/17.4.337     Document Type: Article

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