Organizational responses to social policy: The case of welfare reform

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-167

  Hasenfeld, Yeheskel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77951041645     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03643101003608976     Document Type: Article

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