Three ways to defend social security in Britain

Journal of Poverty and Social Justice

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-161

  Baumberg, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inequality; Institutions; Public attitudes; Social security; Universalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873929787     PISSN: 17598273     EISSN: 17598281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/175982712X652050     Document Type: Article

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