Poverty, ethnic minorities among the poor, and preferences for redistribution in European regions

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 164-180

  Finseraas, Henning ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

Author keywords

comparative political economy; ethnic diversity; migration; public redistribution; public social attitudes

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MIGRATION; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POVERTY; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EUROPE;

EID: 84861158527     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928711433655     Document Type: Article

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