Welfare Reform in the United States /

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 fa...

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מחבר ראשי: Nedde, Ellen
פורמט: כתב-עת
שפה:English
יצא לאור: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1995.
סדרה:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1995/124
גישה מקוונת:Full text available on IMF
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