To work or not to work: Is that the right question?

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 190-219

  Seguino, Stephanie ^a   Butler, Sandra S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AFDC; Basic needs; Gender; Single parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748518009     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: 14701162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346769800000019     Document Type: Article

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