Working in coalition: Advocates and academics join forces to promote progressive welfare policies

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1-20

  Butler, Sandra Sue ^a   Seguino, Stephanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Activists; AFDC; Maine; Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act; Progressive reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937332310     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J125v07n04_01     Document Type: Article

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