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The War on Fraud and Error in the Food Stamp Program: An Evaluation of Its Effects in the Carter and Reagan Administrations.

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Matt, Georg E.; Cook, Thomas D. – Evaluation Review, 1993

An evaluation of efforts by the Carter and Reagan Administrations to reduce fraud, error, and mismanagement in social programs is provided, examining the food stamp program as an example. Data available do not make it possible to say whether these administrative and political efforts actually decreased fraud and error. (SLD)

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