Welfare reform and the safety needs of battered women

The Promise of Welfare Reform: Political Rhetoric and the Reality of Poverty in the Twenty-First Century

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 193-203

  George, Christine C ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84920559895     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203820254     Document Type: Chapter

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