Must we all be paradigmatic? Social investment policies and liberal welfare states

Canadian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 657-683

  White, Linda A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84869148970     PISSN: 00084239     EISSN: 17449324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0008423912000753     Document Type: Article

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