US social welfare policy: The Reagan record and legacy

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-61

  O'Connor, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REAGAN,R.; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE REFORM;

USA;

EID: 0031798999     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279497005187     Document Type: Article

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