Devolution and the poverty reduction effectiveness of Canada's provincial social welfare programs: Results from a time-series investigation of a Canadian national survey

Journal of Policy Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 80-95

  Weaver, Robert D ^a   Habibov, Nazim ^a   Fan, Lida ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Devolution; Poverty reduction; Provinces; Social assistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951564811     PISSN: 15588742     EISSN: 15588750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15588741003602155     Document Type: Article

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