Inequality, public opinion and redistribution

Socio-Economic Review

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-68

  Kenworthy, Lane ^a   Mccall, Leslie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inequality; Public opinion; Redistribution; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749015258     PISSN: 14751461     EISSN: 1475147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ser/mwm006     Document Type: Article

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