Old welfare state theories and new welfare regimes in Eastern Europe: Challenges and implications

Communist and Post-Communist Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-39

  Aidukaite, Jolanta ^a  

^a Institute for Social Research   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Communist countries; Eastern Europe; Social policy; Theories; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049138578     PISSN: 0967067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postcomstud.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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