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Authors
Andrew Dilnot
Graham Stark
Steven Webb
Journal article details
- ISSN
- Print: 0143-5671 Online: 1475-5890
- Issue
- February 1987
Suggested citation
A, Dilnot and G, Stark and S, Webb. (1987). 'The targetting of benefits: two approaches' (1987)
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