Structural theory and relative poverty in rich Western democracies, 1969-2000

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-175

  Brady, David ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Income inequality; Relative poverty; Structural theory; Welfare state; Western democracies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748803300     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2005.02.004     Document Type: Article

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