Ideology, policy, and economy: Liberal, new democratic and conservative reforms of Ontario's welfare program

Journal of Canadian Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Klassen, Thomas R ^a   Buchanan, Dan ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Sigma 3 Policy Research Inc   (Canada)

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EID: 70450044046     PISSN: 00219495     EISSN: 19110251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcs.40.3.186     Document Type: Article

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