Effects of work incentive policies and determinants of the socioeconomic status of welfare leavers in an economically disadvantaged area

Social Policy Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 107-125

  Lee, Kyoung Hag ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lifetime limits; Sanctions; Welfare leavers; Welfare reform; Work incentive policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746482700     PISSN: 15332942     EISSN: 15332950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J185v04n03_07     Document Type: Article

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