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100	1		_aO'CONNOR, Julia S _945760
245	1	0	_aWelfare state development in the context of European integration and economic convergence : _bsituating Ireland within the European Union context
260			_aUK : _bPolicy Press, _cjuly. 2003
520	3		_aConvergence towards the European Community average on key economic dimensions was the dominant objective of Ireland's entry into the Community in 1973 and is now central to the admission aspirations of the applicant countries. This article outlines key aspects of Ireland's economic convergence and the associated policy choices. It examines whether its welfare state is converging towards the European Union average in expenditure and selected distributional outcomes and discusses its welfare regime characterisation. The simultaneous processes of economic convergence and maintenance of traditional social policy patterns are identified, as are differences between the economic development and distributional roles of the state
773	0	8	_tPolicy & Politics _g31, 3, p. 387-404 _dUK : Policy Press, july. 2003 _xISSN 03055736 _w
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999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c40773 _d40773
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