Welfare reform under PRWORA: Aid to children with working families?

Author(s): Loprest, Pamela; Schmidt, Stefanie; Witte, Ann D.;
Date Issued: 2000
Publisher(s): Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press; National Bureau of Economic Research
Description: An overview of changes made to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) programs under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PWRORA) of 1996, with a discussion of the influences of these changes on incentives for states and families, and a preliminary assessment of the impact of PRWORA on state and local governments and low income families with children
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Funder(s): Fund for New Jersey (Foundation) ; Fund for New Jersey (Foundation) ; Fund for New Jersey (Foundation) ; Fund for New Jersey (Foundation) ; Fund for New Jersey (Foundation) ; Fund for New Jersey (Foundation) ; Fund for New Jersey (Foundation) ; Fund for New Jersey (Foundation) ; Fund for New Jersey (Foundation) ; Fund for New Jersey (Foundation) ; Fund for New Jersey (Foundation) ; Fund for New Jersey (Foundation) ; Fund for New Jersey (Foundation) ; Fund for New Jersey (Foundation)
Journal Title: Tax Policy and the Economy
Volume Number: 14
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Page Range: 157-203
Note: The volume in which this article appears has been exempted from critical review
Topics: Parents & Families > Family Characteristics > Families & Work

Policies > Economic & Social Policies

Financing & Funding > Funding Sources > Public Funding
ISSN: 0892-8649 Unknown
Peer Reviewed: yes
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