Welfare and child support program knowledge gaps reduce program effectiveness

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 575-598

  Meyer, Daniel R ^a   Cancian, Maria ^a,b   Nam, Kisun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Institute for Research on Poverty   (United States)

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EID: 34547433607     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20266     Document Type: Article

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