LEADER 04708nam 22006734a 450 001 9910784899803321 005 20210603030539.0 010 $a1-281-12590-3 010 $a9786611125905 010 $a0-226-53357-3 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226533575 035 $a(CKB)1000000000401214 035 $a(EBL)408367 035 $a(OCoLC)476228705 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000199866 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11180883 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000199866 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10196576 035 $a(PQKB)11582383 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000115813 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408367 035 $a(DE-B1597)524085 035 $a(OCoLC)824142086 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226533575 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408367 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10209946 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL112590 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000401214 100 $a20021114d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMeans-tested transfer programs in the United States$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Robert A. Moffitt 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (655 p.) 225 1 $aA National Bureau of Economic Research conference report 300 $aPapers presented at a conference sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research and held in Cambridge, Mass. on May 11-12, 2000. 311 0 $a0-226-53356-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$t1. Medicaid --$t2. The Supplemental Security Income Program --$t3. The Earned Income Tax Credit --$t4. U.S. Food and Nutrition Programs --$t5. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program --$t6. Housing Programs for Low-Income Households --$t7. Child Care Subsidy Programs --$t9. Child Support: Interactions between Private and Public Transfers --$tContributors --$tAuthor Index --$tSubject Index 330 $aFew United States government programs are as controversial as those designed to aid the poor. From tax credits to medical assistance, aid to needy families is surrounded by debate-on what benefits should be offered, what forms they should take, and how they should be administered. The past few decades, in fact, have seen this debate lead to broad transformations of aid programs themselves, with Aid to Families with Dependent Children replaced by Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, the Earned Income Tax Credit growing from a minor program to one of the most important for low-income families, and Medicaid greatly expanding its eligibility. This volume provides a remarkable overview of how such programs actually work, offering an impressive wealth of information on the nation's nine largest "means-tested" programs-that is, those in which some test of income forms the basis for participation. For each program, contributors describe origins and goals, summarize policy histories and current rules, and discuss the recipient's characteristics as well as the different types of benefits they receive. Each chapter then provides an overview of scholarly research on each program, bringing together the results of the field's most rigorous statistical examinations. The result is a fascinating portrayal of the evolution and current state of means-tested programs, one that charts a number of shifts in emphasis-the decline of cash assistance, for instance, and the increasing emphasis on work. This exemplary portrait of the nation's safety net will be an invaluable reference for anyone interested in American social policy. 410 0$aNational Bureau of Economic Research conference report. 606 $aIncome maintenance programs$zUnited States$vCongresses 606 $aPublic welfare$zUnited States$vCongresses 610 $aeconomics, economy, economical research, united states of america, usa, american society, welfare system, government programs, governing bodies, aid, tax credits, medical assistance, support, low income families, participation, policy history, maintenance program, medicaid, food and nutrition, housing, households, child care, employment, private vs public, statistical examinations, statistics. 615 0$aIncome maintenance programs 615 0$aPublic welfare 676 $a362.5/82 701 $aMoffitt$b Robert$0120908 712 02$aNational Bureau of Economic Research. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784899803321 996 $aMeans-tested transfer programs in the United States$93752917 997 $aUNINA