Income inequality and redistribution in postindustrial democracies: Demographic, economic and political determinants

Socio-Economic Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 245-267

  Huber, Evelyne ^a   Stephens, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inequality; Redistribution; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897037959     PISSN: 14751461     EISSN: 1475147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ser/mwu001     Document Type: Article

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