Author: Marito Garcia
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821388983
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 441
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This book provides in-depth descriptions and analysis of how cash transfer programs have evolved and been used in Sub-Saharan Africa since 2000. The analysis focuses on program features and implementation, but it also highlights political economy issues and current knowledge gaps.
Author: National Bureau of Economic Research
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226533568
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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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, and Medicaid greatly expanding its eligibility. This volume provides a remarkable overview of how such programs actually work, offering an impressive wealth of information on the nation's nine largest "means-tested" programs—that is, those in which some test of income forms the basis for participation. For each program, contributors describe origins and goals, summarize policy histories and current rules, and discuss the recipient's characteristics as well as the different types of benefits they receive. Each chapter then provides an overview of scholarly research on each program, bringing together the results of the field's most rigorous statistical examinations. The result is a fascinating portrayal of the evolution and current state of means-tested programs, one that charts a number of shifts in emphasis—the decline of cash assistance, for instance, and the increasing emphasis on work. This exemplary portrait of the nation's safety net will be an invaluable reference for anyone interested in American social policy.
Author: United States. National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity
Publisher:
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Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Author: United States. Department of Labor. Library
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Category : Computer network resources
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Author: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
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Category : Federal aid to public welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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Category : Finance, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 796
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Author: Leslie J. Schneider
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Category : Inventories
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category : Public welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Author: United States. National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity
Publisher:
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Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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