The institutional logic of welfare attitudes: How welfare regimes influence public support

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-168

  Larsen, Christian Albrekt ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Deservingness; Micro foundation; Public support; Welfare policy; Welfare regime

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649005350     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414006295234     Document Type: Article

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