Welfare to work: Analysis and recommendations

Future of Children

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 4-19

  Larner, Mary B ^a   Terman, Donna L ^a   Behrman, Richard E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD REARING; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; POVERTY; REVIEW; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 0031400667     PISSN: 10548289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1602573     Document Type: Review

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