Federalism and the politics of old-age care in Germany and the United States

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 887-914

  Campbell, Andrea Louise ^a   Morgan, Kimberly J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Federalism; Germany; Long term care; Social insurance; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444495632     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414005277575     Document Type: Review

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