Confronting government after welfare reform: Moralists, reformers, and narratives of (Ir)responsibility at administrative fair hearings

Law and Society Review

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 563-592

  Lens, Vicki ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

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EID: 70350012022     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2009.00382.x     Document Type: Article

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