Work, welfare and the attack on the welfare state: The mixing of politics and policy

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 238-248

  Palley, H A ^a   Belcher, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Politics of poverty; Politics of welfare; Public assistance; Safety net; Welfare state; Work; welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008908655     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.1996.tb00150.x     Document Type: Article

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