Welfare Reform: Effects of a Decade of Change

Grogger, Jeffrey T.; Karoly, Lynn A.

ISBN 10: 0674018915 / ISBN 13: 9780674018914

Published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 2005

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During the 1990s the United States undertook the greatest social policy reform since the Social Security Act of 1935. In 'Welfare Reform: Effects of a Decade of Change', Jeffrey Grogger and Lynn Karoly assemble evidence from numerous studies, including nearly three dozen social experiments, to assess how welfare reform has affected behavior. To broaden our understanding of this wide-ranging policy reform, the authors evaluate the evidence in relation to an economic model of behavior. The evidence they collect reveals the trade-offs that policymakers face in achieving the conflicting goals of promoting work, reducing dependency, and alleviating need among the poor. Finally, the authors identify numerous areas where important gaps remain in our understanding of the effects of welfare reform.

The book will be a crucial resource for policy economists, social policy specialists, other professionals concerned with welfare policy, and students.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Welfare Reform: Effects of a Decade of Change
• Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674018915
• ISBN 13: 9780674018914
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Dimensions: 2.896W x 18.44H x 26.264D centimeters 2.896 centimeters width by 18.44 centimeters height by 26.264 centimeters depth
• Weight: 3 pounds

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Synopsis

During the 1990s the United States undertook the greatest social policy reform since the Social Security Act of 1935. In Welfare Reform: Effects of a Decade of Change, Jeffrey Grogger and Lynn Karoly assemble evidence from numerous studies, including nearly three dozen social experiments, to assess how welfare reform has affected behavior. To broaden our understanding of this wide-ranging policy reform, the authors evaluate the evidence in relation to an economic model of behavior. The evidence they collect reveals the trade-offs that policymakers face in achieving the conflicting goals of promoting work, reducing dependency, and alleviating need among the poor. Finally, the authors identify numerous areas where important gaps remain in our understanding of the effects of welfare reform.

The book will be a crucial resource for policy economists, social policy specialists, other professionals concerned with welfare policy, and students.

About the Authors

Jeffrey T. Grogger is Irving Harris Professor in Urban Policy, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago.

Lynn A. Karoly is Senior Economist, RAND Corporation.