Social welfare attitudes and ambivalence about the role of government

Politics and Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 972-1004

  Gainous, Jason ^a   Craig, Stephen C ^b   Martinez, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 57649180570     PISSN: 15555623     EISSN: 17471346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-1346.2008.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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