A fresh look at an old debate: Assigned work activities, employment, and post-program earnings in TANF work programs

Journal of Policy Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-127

  Davis, Belinda Creel ^a   Lim, Younghee ^a   Livermore, Michelle ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Program compliance; Welfare reform outcomes; Work activities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953132108     PISSN: 15588742     EISSN: 15588750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15588742.2011.555324     Document Type: Article

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