Pathways out of poverty: The challenge of welfare policy

Social Policy Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-22

  Bok, Marcia ^a   Simmons, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti poverty strategies; Poverty; Self sufficiency standard; TANF; Welfare policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248601758     PISSN: 15332942     EISSN: 15332950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J185v03n01_02     Document Type: Article

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