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Feminist Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-195

  Cherry, Robert ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Family policy; Income support; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247327336     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545700601184914     Document Type: Review

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