Welfare Reform in the United States

November 1, 1995

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Ellen Marie Nedde. Welfare Reform in the United States, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1995) accessed November 9, 2024

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Summary

This paper reviews the structure and trends of the U.S. welfare system and the U.S. Administration’s reform proposals. It shows that, despite the attention the program receives, the welfare program is actually quite small and has experienced moderate rates of growth. However, the system does face serious problems. In particular, its structure sets up strong financial disincentives to paid employment and saving at the same time that its low level of benefits fails to lift low-income children and their families out of poverty.

Subject: Administration in revenue administration, Employment, Expenditure, Labor, National accounts, Personal income, Revenue administration, Social assistance reform, Wages

Keywords: Administration in revenue administration, AFDC benefit, AFDC emergency assistance program, AFDC program, AFDC recipient, AFDC-food stamp benefit, Benefit, Employment, Personal income, Program, Right, Social assistance reform, Wages, Work, Work program participant, WP

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22
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Series:

Working Paper No. 1995/124
Stock No:

WPIEA1241995
ISBN:

9781451854664
ISSN:

1018-5941

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