Social policy for the working poor: U.S. Reform in a cross-national perspective

Welfare Reform: A Comparative Assessment of the French and U. S. Experiences

Volumn 10, Issue , 2017, Pages 3-39

  Burtless, Gary ^a  

^a BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 85084606746     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781351299527-1     Document Type: Chapter

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