Welfare reform and the myth of the marketplace

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-18

  Segal, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dependence; Individual responsibility; Job market; Marketplace; Social responsibility; Welfare reform; Women heads of household

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009619022     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v01n01_02     Document Type: Article

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