Welfare Reform in the United States

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Volume/Issue:: 1995/124
Series:: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):: Ellen Nedde
Publisher:: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Published Date:: November 1995
DOI:: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451854664.001
ISBN:: 9781451854664
ISSN:: 1018-5941
Page:: 22

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.

Welfare Reform in the United States

Welfare Reform in the United States

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Welfare Reform in the United States

Author(s):: Ellen Nedde
Published Date:: November 1995

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