Labour market policy in the united states, Canada and Sweden: Addressing the issue of convergence

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 323-341

  Olsen, Gregg M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Convergence; Labour market policy; United States; Welfare state change

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; NEOLIBERALISM; POLICY ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SECURITY; WELFARE REFORM;

CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47649118544     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2008.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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