Institutions, structures and poverty - A comparative study of 16 countries, 1980 - 2000

European Sociological Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 251-264

  Bäckman, Olof ^a  

^a Institute for Futures Studies   (Sweden)

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EID: 65249173926     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcn038     Document Type: Article

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