Explaining patterns of support for the provision of citizen welfare

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1041-1068

  Kaltenthaler, Karl C ^a   Ceccoli, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b RHODES COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Europe; Ideology; Psychology; Public opinion; Welfare provision

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749101738     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760802310561     Document Type: Article

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