Disentangling the 'New Liberal Dilemma': On the relation between general welfare redistribution preferences and welfare chauvinism

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 120-139

  Reeskens, Tim ^a   van Oorschot, Wim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deservingness theory; ethnic cultural diversity; European Social Survey; multilevel analysis; redistributive justice principles; welfare chauvinism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL RELATIONS; IMMIGRANT; SOCIAL POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY; WELFARE PROVISION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84864017583     PISSN: 00207152     EISSN: 17452554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020715212451987     Document Type: Article

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