Risks and redistribution: An individual-level analysis

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 855-881

  Rehm, Philipp ^a  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative political economy; Political behavior; Preferences; Public opinion; Redistribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349335784     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414008330595     Document Type: Article

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