Welfare reform: effects of a decade of change
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grogger, Jeff (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press 2005
Series:A Rand Corporation Research Study Ser
Subjects:
Online Access:FAW01
FAW02
Volltext
Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-316) and index
Background -- An economic model -- Methodological issues -- Welfare use and welfare payments -- Employment, labor supply, and earnings -- Income and poverty -- Family structure -- Child outcomes -- Theory, evidence, and policy trade-offs
During the 1990s the United States undertook the greatest social policy reform since the Social Security Act of 1935. In Welfare Reform: Effects of a Decade of Change, Jeffrey Grogger and Lynn Karoly assemble evidence from numerous studies, including nearly three dozen social experiments, to assess how welfare reform has affected behavior. To broaden our understanding of this wide-ranging policy reform, the authors evaluate the evidence in relation to an economic model of behavior. The evidence they collect reveals the trade-offs that policymakers face in achieving the conflicting goals of promoting work, reducing dependency, and alleviating need among the poor. Finally, the authors identify numerous areas where important gaps remain in our understanding of the effects of welfare reform. The book will be a crucial resource for policy economists, social policy specialists, other professionals concerned with welfare policy, and students
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xx, 331 pages)
ISBN:0674018915
0674037960
9780674018914
9780674037960

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection! Get full text