The invisible safety net:protecting the nation's poor children and families
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Princeton University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Princeton, N.J. |
Publication Dates: | c2006. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | 203 p.: ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: | 0691122687 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | D771 |
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D771.27 D771.28 |
Call Number: | D771.27/C976 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-195) and index. 1. Welfare vs. "making work pay" -- 2. In sickness and in health : the importance of public health insurance -- 3. Feeding the hungry : food stamps, school nutrution programs, and WIC -- 4. Home sweet home? -- 5. Who's minding the kids? -- 6. Defending and mending the safety net |