Welfare reform and black women's economic development

Adult Education Quarterly

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 293-311

  Alfred, Mary V ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Welfare reform; Welfare to work; Women's economic development

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547219806     PISSN: 07417136     EISSN: 15523047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741713607302685     Document Type: Article

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