Making Ends Meet: How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low-Wage Work

Kathryn Edin; Laura Lein

Making Ends Meet

How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low-Wage Work

Bibliographic Data

ID	24203223
Authors	Kathryn Edin (0009-0009-2071-8339), Laura Lein
Year	1997
Pages	340
Publication date	1997-01-01
Open Access	No
Type	BOOK
Venue	Making Ends Meet (SOURCE_BOOK)
Publisher	Russell Sage Foundation (PUBLISHER • US)
Open Library	OL34019094M
ISBN	9781610441759
Language	EN
Citations received	1.072

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Unique citing works	768
Citations per year	36,97
Citation span	1997 - 2026 (30)
Citation velocity	current
Highly cited	Yes
Citation types	Neutral: 372