Do social-welfare policies reduce poverty? A cross-national assessment

Social Forces

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1119-1139

  Kenworthy, Lane ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033095907     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/77.3.1119     Document Type: Article

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