Sociologický èasopis / Czech Sociological Review 2002, 38(6): 749-770 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2002.38.6.04

Globalisation, Political Discourse, and Welfare Systems in a Comparative Perspective: Germany, Japan, and the USA

Martin Seeleib-Kaiser
Centre for Social Policy Research, Bremen University, Bremen, Germany

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Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2002). Globalisation, Political Discourse, and Welfare Systems in a Comparative Perspective: Germany, Japan, and the USA. Sociologický èasopis / Czech Sociological Review, 38(6), 749-770. doi: 10.13060/00380288.2002.38.6.04
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