European schemes of social assistance: An empirical analysis of set-ups and distributive impacts

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-62

  Hölsch, Katja ^a   Kraus, Margit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Centralisation; Classification; Inequality; Redistribution; Social Assistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645965288     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2006.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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