Poverty and Society: The Growth of the American Welfare State in International Comparison
- ISBN-10
- 0813513537
- ISBN-13
- 9780813513539
- Category
- Public welfare
- Pages
- 355
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Author
- Daniel Levine
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