The missing main effect of welfare state regimes: A replication of 'social policy responsiveness in developed democracies' by Brooks and Manza

Sociological Science

Volumn 2, Issue , 2015, Pages 420-441

  Breznau, Nate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brooks and Manza; Interaction effects; Policy responsiveness; Replication; Sensitivity tests; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016342367     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23306696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15195/v2.a20     Document Type: Article

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