Communities and social policy issues: Persistent poverty, economic inclusion, and asset building

The Handbook of Community Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 103-116

  Padilla, Yolanda C ^a   Sherraden, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781452220819.n5     Document Type: Chapter

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