Does individual development account participation help the poor? A review

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 348-362

  Richards, Kristin V ^a   Thyer, Bruce A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

assets; Individual Development Accounts; low income; saving

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953757096     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731510395609     Document Type: Review

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