The Lack of Partisan Conflict over the Welfare State in Spain

South European Society and Politics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 427-447

  Fernández Albertos, José ^a   Manzano, Dulce ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Public Opinion; Redistribution; Spanish Political Parties; Welfare State

Indexed keywords

PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; WELFARE PROVISION;

SPAIN;

EID: 84870937181     PISSN: 13608746     EISSN: 17439612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2012.701895     Document Type: Article

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