Author: United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. Subcommittee on Fiscal PolicyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Income
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Handbook of Public Income Transfer Programs
Author: Irene CoxPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Income
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Report comprising a reference guide to social assistance programmes in the USA - covers cash transfer programmes, health service programmes, public sector housing, food distribution, etc. Statistical tables.
Handbook of Public Income Transfer Programs, 1975
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. Subcommittee on Fiscal PolicyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Income
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States
Author: National Bureau of Economic ResearchPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226533568
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Few United States government programs are as controversial as those designed to aid the poor. From tax credits to medical assistance, aid to needy families is surrounded by debate—on what benefits should be offered, what forms they should take, and how they should be administered. The past few decades, in fact, have seen this debate lead to broad transformations of aid programs themselves, with Aid to Families with Dependent Children replaced by Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, the Earned Income Tax Credit growing from a minor program to one of the most important for low-income families, and Medicaid greatly expanding its eligibility. This volume provides a remarkable overview of how such programs actually work, offering an impressive wealth of information on the nation's nine largest "means-tested" programs—that is, those in which some test of income forms the basis for participation. For each program, contributors describe origins and goals, summarize policy histories and current rules, and discuss the recipient's characteristics as well as the different types of benefits they receive. Each chapter then provides an overview of scholarly research on each program, bringing together the results of the field's most rigorous statistical examinations. The result is a fascinating portrayal of the evolution and current state of means-tested programs, one that charts a number of shifts in emphasis—the decline of cash assistance, for instance, and the increasing emphasis on work. This exemplary portrait of the nation's safety net will be an invaluable reference for anyone interested in American social policy.
Exploring Universal Basic Income
Author: Ugo GentiliniPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1464815119
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Universal basic income (UBI) is emerging as one of the most hotly debated issues in development and social protection policy. But what are the features of UBI? What is it meant to achieve? How do we know, and what don’t we know, about its performance? What does it take to implement it in practice? Drawing from global evidence, literature, and survey data, this volume provides a framework to elucidate issues and trade-offs in UBI with a view to help inform choices around its appropriateness and feasibility in different contexts. Specifically, the book examines how UBI differs from or complements other social assistance programs in terms of objectives, coverage, incidence, adequacy, incentives, effects on poverty and inequality, financing, political economy, and implementation. It also reviews past and current country experiences, surveys the full range of existing policy proposals, provides original results from micro†“tax benefit simulations, and sets out a range of considerations around the analytics and practice of UBI.
Handbook of Public Income Transfer Programs
Author: Irene CoxHow Public Welfare Benefits are Distributed in Low-income Areas, Based on Data Collected by the General Accounting Office
Author: James R. StoreyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Studies in Public Welfare
Author: James R. StoreyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The Family, Poverty, and Welfare Programs
Author: Income Transfer Programs: how They Tax the Poor
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Basic income
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
The compendium was compiled and edited by Robert I. Lerman.
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