Avoiding blame, doing good, and claiming credit: Reforming Canadian income security

Canadian Public Administration

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-322

  Prince, Michael J ^a  

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EID: 77958101393     PISSN: 00084840     EISSN: 17547121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-7121.2010.00133.x     Document Type: Article

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