And how are we supposed to pay for health care? Views of the poor and the near poor on welfare reform

American Anthropologist

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 761-782

  Schneider, Jo Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

Author keywords

Poverty; Public policy; Race; United States; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033473649     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.1999.101.4.761     Document Type: Article

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