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US social welfare reform: Six years experience
Waltraud Peter
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2003
in: ifo Schnelldienst, 2003, 56, Nr. 05, 37-41
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2003
in: ifo Schnelldienst, 2003, 56, Nr. 05, 37-41
The social welfare reform of 1996 marked a radical turn in American antipoverty policies. The social welfare programme was converted into a job creation scheme with the obligation to work and was accompanied by an extensive expansion of income support for working families with low income. Waltraud Peter, Institute of the German Economy, Cologne, draws conclusions based on six years of experience with the reform measures.
JEL Classification: H550,I310
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ifo Schnelldienst 05/2003
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2003