Lone parents in Northern Ireland: The effectiveness of work incentives

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-27

  Evason, Eileen ^a   Robinson, Gillian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOUR POLICY; SINGLE PARENTS; SOCIAL POLICY; WORK INCENTIVE;

UK, NORTHERN IRELAND;

EID: 0031747391     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9515.00083     Document Type: Article

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