Becoming poor and using public assistance programs

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-23

  Caputo, Richard K ^a  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic opportunity; Food stamps; Poverty; Self support; Social policy; Supplemental security income; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006946976     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v03n01_01     Document Type: Article

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