The effect of public opinion on social policy generosity

Socio-Economic Review

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 727-740

  Kenworthy, Lane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative politics; Political sociology; Public expenditures; Redistribution; Social policy; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349555802     PISSN: 14751461     EISSN: 1475147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ser/mwp014     Document Type: Article

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