Examining the administration of work sanctions on the frontlines of the welfare system

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 573-590

  Lens, Vicki ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 33746804612     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2006.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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