Administrative justice in public welfare bureaucracies: When citizens (don't) complain

Administration and Society

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 382-408

  Lens, Vicki ^a  

^a Columbia University School of Social Work ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative hearings; Social equity; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247184132     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: 15523039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399707301006     Document Type: Review

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