Welfare magnets: Myth or reality?

Journal of Politics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 350-368

  Allard, Scott W ^a   Danziger, Sheldon ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0034393114     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-3816.00016     Document Type: Article

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