The largely untold story of welfare reform and the human services

Social Work

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-186

  Abramovitz, Mimi ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn out; Ethical dilemmas; Nonprofit agencies; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844371543     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/50.2.175     Document Type: Article

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