Effects of participating in an asset-building intervention on social inclusion

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 284-305

  Lombe, Margaret ^a   Sherraden, Michael ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset building; Capacity; Poverty; Social exclusion or inclusion; Vulnerability; Welfare; Working poor

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749280616     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10875540802198362     Document Type: Article

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