Targeting, Universalism, and Single-Mother Poverty: A Multilevel Analysis Across 18 Affluent Democracies

Demography

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 719-746

  Brady, David ^a   Burroway, Rebekah ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross national; Poverty; Single motherhood; Social policy; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859509863     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-012-0094-z     Document Type: Article

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