Take-up down under: Hits and misses of means-tested benefits in Australia

European Sociological Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 443-458

  Mood, Carina ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 33748778457     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcl007     Document Type: Review

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