Financial management knowledge of the low-income population: Characteristics and needs

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-106

  Zhan, Min ^a   Anderson, Steven G ^a   Scott, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial knowledge; Financial management training; Low income audience; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845735538     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v33n01_09     Document Type: Article

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