Welfare states and public opinion: Perceptions of healthcare systems, family policy and benefits for the unemployed and poor in Europe

Welfare States and Public Opinion: Perceptions of Healthcare Systems, Family Policy and Benefits for the Unemployed and Poor in Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-200

  Wendt, Claus ^a   Mischke, Monika ^a   Pfeifer, Michaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.4337/9780857933140     Document Type: Book

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