Alleviating poverty in the United States: The critical role of SNAP benefits

SNAP's (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Role in Poverty Reduction and Increased Food Security

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-34

  Tiehen, Laura ^a   Jolliffe, Dean ^b   Gundersen, Craig ^c  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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