Regions, social structure and value orientations: A comparative study of 15 West European countries

European Political Science Review

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 401-434

  Knutsen, Oddbjørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

regions; social structure; value orientations; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011463012     PISSN: 17557739     EISSN: 17557747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1755773909990142     Document Type: Article

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