Welfare dependence and recidivism in an era of welfare reform

Applied Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 2311-2323

  Keng, Shao Hsun ^a   Garasky, Steven ^b   Jensen, Helen H ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAICHUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL SECURITY; WELFARE PROVISION; WELFARE REFORM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037115144     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840210143080     Document Type: Article

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