The diversity and causality of welfare state reforms explored with fuzzy-sets

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 317-339

  Pennings, Paul ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative methodology; Fuzzy sets; Social expenditures; Socio economic performance; Welfare state reforms

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244439135     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-004-5006-x     Document Type: Article

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