Explaining the determinants of public support for cuts in unemployment benefits spending across OECD countries

International Sociology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Fraile, Marta ^a,b   Ferrer, Mariona ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comparative public attitudes; Public support for welfare state retrenchment; Social policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144508087     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580905058327     Document Type: Review

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