Openness, uncertainty, and social spending: Implications for the globalization - Welfare state debate

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 841-866

  Nooruddin, Irfan ^a   Simmons, Joel W ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); DEVELOPING WORLD; GLOBALIZATION; IMPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PUBLIC SPENDING; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 70349968109     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2009.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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