Poverty alleviation and the degree of centralization in European schemes of social assistance

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-164

  Hölsch, Katja ^a   Kraus, Margit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Centralization; Classification; Poverty; Redistribution; Social assistance

Indexed keywords

CENTRALIZATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 2442499642     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928704042007     Document Type: Article

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