Women, Children, and Welfare Reform
- 1 December 1994
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Affilia
- Vol. 9 (4) , 338-359
- https://doi.org/10.1177/088610999400900402
Abstract
Who are the targets of welfare reform? How should welfare be reformed? How are the issues of reforming welfare and the national interest in investing in children related, ideologically and strategically? This article sheds light on these questions by discussing the poverty status of female-headed families with children, the impact of public income transfers on reducing the poverty rate of these families, and the effects of recent changes in welfare policies. It reviews several welfare reform proposals and suggests directions that policymakers might take in reforming welfare.Keywords
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