Social service decline and convergence: How does healthcare fare?

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 102-116

  Montanari, Ingalill ^a   Nelson, Kenneth ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

convergence; EU; healthcare; retrenchment; social service

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE; OECD; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 84872769369     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928712456574     Document Type: Article

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