After the tax revolt: Why Medicare matters more to middle Australia than lower taxes

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-116

  Wilson, Shaun ^a   Breusch, Trevor ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 8644260871     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2004.tb01165.x     Document Type: Article

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