Runaway train? the diffusion of state-level reform in ADC/AFDC eligibility requirements, 1950-1967

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 733-762

  Soule, Sarah A ^a   Zylan, Yvonne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031322668     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/231254     Document Type: Article

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