The status of low-income neighborhoods in the post-welfare reform environment: Mapping the relationship between poverty and place

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-32

  Chow, Julian Chun Chung ^a   Johnson, Michelle A ^a   Austin, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inequality in the distribution of income; Low income neighborhoods; Poverty

Indexed keywords

LOW INCOME HOUSING; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CRIME; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LAND USE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBURBAN AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

HUMANS; POVERTY; PUBLIC POLICY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645326848     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: 15404064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v21n01_01     Document Type: Review

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