The distribution of a federal entitlement: The case of adoption assistance

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2427-2442

  Hansen, Mary Eschelbach ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Adoption assistance; Child welfare; Entitlements; Foster parents; Special needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349127130     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

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