A lesson from the JOBS program: Reforming welfare must be both dazzling and dull

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 572-586

  Lurie, Irene ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0030494073     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6688(199623)15:4<572::AID-PAM4>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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