Attitudes towards state-organized welfare in twenty-two societies: A question of convergence?

The International Social Survey Programme 1984-2009: Charting the Globe

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 125-146

  Edlund, Jonas ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203880050     Document Type: Chapter

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