Welfare dependency? A critical analysis of changes in welfare recipient numbers

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 315-334

  Henman, Paul ^a   Perry, Julia ^a  

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EID: 0348002121     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2002.tb01124.x     Document Type: Article

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