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Download full textBoushey, Heather; Brocht, Chauna; Gundersen, Bethney; Bernstein, Jared – 2001
Although U.S. policymakers have adopted the view that work is the solution to poverty, work may not ensure a decent standard of living for many families. This report estimates the number of families who are not making ends meet. It examines the cost of living in various communities in every state and determines "basic family budgets" for…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Budgets, Child Welfare, Costs
Duncan, Greg J., Ed.; Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay, Ed. – 2001
Although the 1996 welfare reform bill reduced welfare rolls, falling caseloads do not necessarily mean a better standard of living for families. This book examines the evidence and evaluates whether welfare reform has met one of its chief goals--improving the well-being of the nation's poor children. The chapters of the book are as follows: (1)…
Descriptors: Births to Single Women, Child Rearing, Children, Day Care
