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The modern welfare state: Problems and suggested reforms

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  • Dennis Snower, 1996. "The modern welfare state: Problems and suggested reforms," Empirica, Springer;Austrian Institute for Economic Research;Austrian Economic Association, vol. 23(3), pages 207-226, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:empiri:v:23:y:1996:i:3:p:207-226
    DOI: 10.1007/BF00924970
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