The Private Safety Net: The Role of Charitable Organizations in the Lives of the Poor

Housing Policy Debate

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 541-573

  Edin, Kathryn ^a   Lein, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Neighborhood; Nonprofit sector; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345917303     PISSN: 10511482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10511482.1998.9521307     Document Type: Article

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