Have the poor gotten poorer?: The American experience from 1987 to 2007

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-196

  Buss, James A ^a  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Income deficit; Income of poor families; Income of rich families; Poverty; Sources of income; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951894281     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10875541003711813     Document Type: Article

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