Means-tested transfer programs in the United States /:

Few United States government programs are as controversial as those designed to aid the poor. From tax credits to medical assistance, aid to needy families is surrounded by debate?on what benefits should be offered, what forms they should take, and how they should be administered. The past few decad...

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Körperschaft: National Bureau of Economic Research
Weitere Verfasser: Moffitt, Robert A.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Schriftenreihe:National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
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Zusammenfassung:Few United States government programs are as controversial as those designed to aid the poor. From tax credits to medical assistance, aid to needy families is surrounded by debate?on what benefits should be offered, what forms they should take, and how they should be administered. The past few decades, in fact, have seen this debate lead to broad transformations of aid programs themselves, with Aid to Families with Dependent Children replaced by Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, the Earned Income Tax Credit growing from a minor program to one of the most important for low-income families.
Beschreibung:Papers presented at a conference sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research and held in Cambridge, Mass. on May 11-12, 2000.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 644 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780226533575
0226533573
9780226533568
0226533565
1281125903
9781281125903

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