The Effects of Beneficiary Targeting on Public Support for Social Policies

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 199-216

  Lawrence, Eric ^a   Stoker, Robert ^a   Wolman, Harold ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Policy survey experiments; Policy targeting; Public opinion and public policy

Indexed keywords

PARTY POLITICS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; SOCIAL POLICY; TARGETING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877016107     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psj.12014     Document Type: Article

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