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The poverty experience of lone mothers and their children

Ashley ProvencherDepartment of Economics, Siena College, Loudonville, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Audrey CarltonFinancial Aid, Union College, Schenectady, NY, USA
Pages 401-404 | Published online: 16 May 2017

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