Explaining economic and social transformations in Post-Soviet Russia, Ukraine and Belarus: The social quality approach

European Societies

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 653-674

  Abbott, Pamela ^a   Wallace, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; Belarus; Russia; Social quality; Transformation; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650273182     PISSN: 14616696     EISSN: 14698307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616691003786350     Document Type: Article

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