Farm poverty and safety nets

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 885-899

  Gundersen, Craig ^a   Offutt, Susan ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Farm safety net programs; Food stamps; Medicaid, poverty

Indexed keywords

POVERTY; RURAL ECONOMY; WELFARE PROVISION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29144444659     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2005.00776.x     Document Type: Article

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