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Partisan Effects on Welfare State Retrenchment: Empirical Evidence from a Measurement of Government Intentions
Article first published online: 24 APR 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2012.00850.x
© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Klitgaard, M. B. and Elmelund-Præstekær, C. (2013), Partisan Effects on Welfare State Retrenchment: Empirical Evidence from a Measurement of Government Intentions. Social Policy & Administration, 47: 50–71. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2012.00850.x
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- Issue published online: 8 JAN 2013
- Article first published online: 24 APR 2012
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