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Failing to Make Ends Meet: Dubious Financial Success Among Employed Former Welfare to Work Program Participants

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  • Rebecca Powers
  • Belinda Davis
  • Younghee Lim

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  • Michelle Livermore & Rebecca Powers & Belinda Davis & Younghee Lim, 2011. "Failing to Make Ends Meet: Dubious Financial Success Among Employed Former Welfare to Work Program Participants," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 32(1), pages 73-83, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jfamec:v:32:y:2011:i:1:p:73-83
    DOI: 10.1007/s10834-010-9192-5
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