From self-sufficiency to personal and family sustainability: A new paradigm for social policy

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 77-92

  Hawkins, Robert Leibson ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Poverty; Self sufficiency; Social policy; Sustainability; TANF; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844599656     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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