Welfare reform in rural missouri: The experience of families

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 113-138

  Pandey, Shanta ^a   Porterfield, Shirley ^a   Choi Ko, Hyeji ^a   Yoon, Hong Sik ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Poverty; Rural single mothers; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042810755     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v07n03_06     Document Type: Article

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