The path-dependency of an idea: Why Scandinavian welfare states remain distinct

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 204-219

  Cox, Robert Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Path dependency; Scandinavian model; Welfare state reform

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; WELFARE PROVISION; WELFARE REFORM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 1842483384     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2004.00386.x     Document Type: Article

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