The politics of welfare state reform in the Netherlands: Explaining a never-ending puzzle

Acta Politica

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 333-356

  Vis, Barbara ^a   van Kersbergen, Kees ^a   Becker, Uwe ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 45949092410     PISSN: 00016810     EISSN: 17411416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ap.2008.11     Document Type: Article

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