Country-level comparisons of welfare state change measures: Another facet of the dependent variable problem within the comparative analysis of the welfare state?

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-18

  Kühner, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative social policy; Dependent variable problem; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; POLICY MAKING; WELFARE REFORM;

EID: 33846130896     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928707071875     Document Type: Article

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