The "inability to be self-reliant" as an indicator of poverty: Trends for the U.S., 1975-97

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 335-360

  Haveman, Robert ^a   Bershadker, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b United States Department of the Treasury   (United States)

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EID: 0035629860     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4991.00021     Document Type: Article

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