Can choice in welfare states be equitable?

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 543-556

  Greve, Bent ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Choice; Equity; Welfare states

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EQUITY; WELFARE REFORM;

EID: 70449715532     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2009.00679.x     Document Type: Article

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