When are concerted reforms feasible? Explaining the emergence of social pacts in Western Europe

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 628-657

  Avdagic, Sabina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic adjustment; Fuzzy set QCA; Policy concertation; Social pact; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950276202     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414009356178     Document Type: Article

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