Comparing welfare service delivery among public, nonprofit and for-profit work agencies

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1441-1454

  Riccucci, Norma M ^a   Meyers, Marcia K ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracting; PRWORA; Service delivery; TANF; Welfare to work

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549092492     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690701756444     Document Type: Article

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