Why do some employees support welfare states more than others? Skill profiles and social policy preferences in the United States

Social Science Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 688-718

  Lee, Cheol Sung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Occupational skill standards; Skill asset specificity; Social policy preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247143997     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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