Heterogeneity at the bottom: TANF closure and long-term welfare recipients

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Taylor, Mary Jane ^a   Barusch, Amanda Smith ^a   Vogel Ferguson, Mary Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term welfare recipients; TANF; Welfare leavers; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747811493     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v13n02_01     Document Type: Article

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