Cracks in the seams: Durability of child care in JOBS welfare-to-work programs

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 379-406

  Meyers, Marcia K ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Maternal employment; Poverty; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012100018     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024995405125     Document Type: Article

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