Poverty, Inequality, and the Future of Social Policy
Western States in the New World Order
ISBN: 0871545934
ISBN-13: 9780871545930
Format: Paperback
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"Extremely coherent and useful, this much needed volume is concerned with the current status of the poor in Western industrial states. its closely linked essays allow comparisons between case studies and are often themselves cross-national comparisons." -- Unknown
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Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Published date: 1996
Size: 6.75 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 2.5 pounds
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