Ending public assistance: The transformation of US public assistance policy into labour policy

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 383-401

  Karger, Howard Jacob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR POLICY; UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT; WELFARE REFORM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042123771     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279403007074     Document Type: Article

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