Welfare reform in the UK: 1997-2007

Swedish Economic Policy Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-122

  Brewer, Mike ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Tax credits; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749102126     PISSN: 14001829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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