Congress invokes public opinion on welfare reform

American Politics Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 670-679

  Paden, Catherine ^a   Page, Benjamin I ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Block grants; Child care; Congressional debates; Family cap; Food stamp benefits; Public opinion; Time limits; Welfare reform; Work requirements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142200292     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X03255181     Document Type: Note

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