Community-based research in policy planning: A case study-addressing poverty in the Texas-Mexico border region

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1-22

  Padilla, Yolanda C ^a,b   Lein, Laura ^b   Cruz, Monica ^c  

^a The School of Social Work ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Community practice; Community based research; Policy analysis; Poverty; Texas Mexico border

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937182204     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J125v06n03_01     Document Type: Article

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