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Direct linkBrady, David – Social Forces, 2005
This study investigates the relationship between the welfare state and poverty with multiple measures of the welfare state and poverty in an unbalanced panel of 18 Western nations from 1967 to 1997. While addressing the limitations of past research, the analysis shows that social security transfers and public health spending significantly reduce…
Descriptors: Public Health, Poverty, Welfare Recipients, Public Policy
