Author

Contributions

  • Youssef, Sarah E. - Contributor
  • Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.) - Contributor

Publication

1999 - The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

27,500 words, Guess

Page Count

110 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC361.6/8/097309045
  • LCCHV91 .R385 1999

Description

"The 1996 reform must be understood in the context of the overall U.S. welfare system. The welfare system is the total set of government programs-federal and state-that are explicitly designed to assist poor and low-income Americans. The federal government runs over 70 major welfare programs to aid lower-income Americans, and many states operate their own independent programs as well. ..."--Introduction, p. v.

Subjects

Topics

StatesStatisticsPublic welfareWelfare recipientsPublic welfare -- United States -- States -- StatisticsWelfare recipients -- United States -- States -- Statistics

Places

Genres

  • Statistics

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