The invisible safety net:protecting the nation's poor children and families

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Currie Janet M
Published: Princeton University Press,
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
CLC: 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