Comparative Political Economy of Long-Term Care for Elderly People: Political Logic of Universalistic Social Care Policy Development

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 258-279

  Hieda, Takeshi ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elder care; Electoral rules; Party system; Public policy; Welfare states

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; PARTY POLITICS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PUBLIC SPENDING; SOCIAL POLICY; TIME SERIES; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 84859778161     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2011.00818.x     Document Type: Article

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