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Means-tested transfer programs in the United States /
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 decad...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2003.
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| Colección: | National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Notas: | Papers presented at a conference sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research and held in Cambridge, Mass. on May 11-12, 2000. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 644 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780226533575 0226533573 9780226533568 0226533565 1281125903 9781281125903 |