Exploring attitudes towards the welfare state: Students' views in eight democracies

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 607-628

  Sabbagh, Clara ^a   Vanhuysse, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIELD OF VIEW; INDIVIDUALISM; STATE ROLE; WELFARE IMPACT; WELFARE PROVISION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 33748502113     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279406000109     Document Type: Article

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