The welfare state and social capital inequality: An empirical exploration using longitudinal European/World values study data from 13 Western welfare states

European Societies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-210

  van Oorschot, Wim ^a   Finsveen, Ellen ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Europe; Inequality; Social capital; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651067962     PISSN: 14616696     EISSN: 14698307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616690802155346     Document Type: Article

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