The legacy of welfare: Economic endowments or cultural characteristics?

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 783-810

  Bartholomae, Suzanne ^a   Fox, Jonathan J ^a   McKenry, Patrick C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural model; Human capital; Intergenerational; Poverty; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 4243147186     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X03259145     Document Type: Review

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