The social and economic impact of sanctions and time limits on recipients of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-114

  Lindhorst, Taryn ^a   Mancoske, Ronald J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

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