The American Welfare System and Family Structure: An Historical Perspective.

Cross-sectional studies find a positive relationship between a state's welfare benefits and single motherhood. But is this evidence of a welfare effect" or rather of cross state differences in social attitudes that influence both policy and behavior? This paper demonstrates that the spatial variat...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Human Resources Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 117 - 156
Autor principal:	Moehling, Carolyn M.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	University of Wisconsin Press Winter2007
Materias:	United States social policy Single mothers Economic history Families United States history Public welfare History of public welfare Decision making United States
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