Changing work ethic and welfare dependence through welfare reform: The 100-hour rule waiver experiment for AFDC-U

Evaluation Review

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 370-388

  Lewin, Alisa C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCOME; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN; CALIFORNIA; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035378221     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X0102500304     Document Type: Article

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