Child support enforcement and child poverty: A long-term perspective based on findings from the United States

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-210

  Hanewall, Casey ^a   Lopoo, Leonard M ^b  

^a City of Seattle Traffic Management   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child poverty; Child support enforcement

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049135207     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690701411032     Document Type: Article

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