Declaring welfare “reform” a success: The role of applied social science

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1-27

  Nelson, Margaret K ^a  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied sociology; Manpower demonstration research corporation; Vermont; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937380924     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v06n03_01     Document Type: Article

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