The public/private sector cleavage revisited: The impact of government employment on political attitudes and behaviour in 11 west European countries

Public Administration

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 230-261

  Tepe, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GOVERNMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC SECTOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EUROPE;

EID: 84858703907     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.01961.x     Document Type: Article

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