The Multidimensionality of Welfare State Attitudes: A European Cross-National Study

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 235-255

  Roosma, Femke ^a   Gelissen, John ^a   van Oorschot, Wim ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cross national research; European social survey; Public opinion; Welfare attitudes; Welfare legitimacy; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; WELFARE PROVISION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84879686279     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0099-4     Document Type: Article

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