Welfare reform, Mississippi style: Temporary assistance for needy families and the search for accountability

Public Administration Review

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 92-103

  Breaux, David A ^a   Duncan, Christopher M ^a   Keller, C Denise ^a   Morris, John C ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038893350     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6210.00158     Document Type: Article

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