Economic well-being following an exit from Aid to families with Dependent Children

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 479-492

  Meyer, Daniel R ^a   Cancian, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

AFDC; Poverty; Self sufficiency; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000246229     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353863     Document Type: Article

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