Buch, Englisch, Band 686, 368 Seiten, Gewicht: 680 g
Reihe: The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Series
Entitlement Reform
Buch, Englisch, Band 686, 368 Seiten, Gewicht: 680 g
Reihe: The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Series
ISBN: 978-1-0718-0489-6
Verlag: Sage Publications
The effectiveness of the U.S. social safety net continues to be an important national issue. Societal changes such as population diversification, policy shifts, and declining employment have increased the demand to evaluate the social safety net programs and their impacts.
This volume of The ANNALS offers a comprehensive consideration of eleven of the most prominent entitlement programs in the United States, reflecting on their ability to support Americans and examining necessary reforms to expand on current successes. Paying particular attention to the often-understated complexity of these programs, this volume presents innovative solutions to issues of economic security and illuminates the need for continued research on the social safety net, its capacity, and its potential.
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Introduction
Entitlements: Options for Reforming the Social Safety Net in the United States - Robert A. Moffitt and James P. Ziliak
Social Insurance
Fixing Social Security: Major Reform or Minor Repairs? - Gary Burtless
Economic Principles for Medicare Reform - Amitabh Chandra and Craig Garthwaite
Identifying Work Capacity and Promoting Work: A Strategy for Modernizing the SSDI Program - Nicole Maestas
Unemployment Insurance Reform - Till von Wachter
Means-Tested Transfer Programs
Medicaid: What Does it Do and Can We Do It Better? - Janet Currie and Valentina Duque
The Earned Income Tax Credit - Hilary Hoynes
Exploring Options to Improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
When One Size Does Not Fit All: Modernizing the Supplemental Security Income Program - Mary C. Daly and Mark Duggan
Reforming Housing Assistance - Rob Collinson, Ingrid Gould Ellen, and Jens Ludwig
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: Time for Improvements - Ron Haskins and Matt Weidinger
Child Care and Child Care Policy: Existing Policies, Their Effects, and Reforms - V. Joseph Hotz and Matthew Wiswall
Reflections
Work, Family, and Community: A Framework for Fighting Poverty - Angela Rachidi and Robert Doar
The Economic Context for Reforming the Safety Net - Karen Dynan
