The second phase of US welfare reform, 2000-2006: Blaming the poor again?

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 362-378

  Daguerre, Anne ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Policy community; Residual welfare state; Underclass discourse; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL POLICY; STATE ROLE; WELFARE REFORM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47649120108     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2008.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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