Crowding out culture: Scandinavians and americans agree on social welfare in the face of deservingness cues

Journal of Politics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 684-697

  Aaroe, Lene ^a   Petersen, Michael Bang ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 84903725440     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002238161400019X     Document Type: Article

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