Workfare and insertion: How the U.S. And French models of social assistance have been transformed

Welfare Reform: A Comparative Assessment of the French and U. S. Experiences

Volumn 10, Issue , 2017, Pages 93-142

  Morel, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781351299527-5     Document Type: Chapter

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