The dynamics of social assistance recipiency: Empirical evidence from Norway

European Sociological Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-231

  Hansen, Hans Tore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 65249103317     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcn040     Document Type: Article

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