A Safety Net That Works: Improving Federal Programs for Low-Income Americans

Book Overview

This essential, policy-driven collection edited by Robert Doar brings together leading scholars to critically examine America's means-tested welfare programs--from food assistance to housing to disability--diagnosing what's working, what's failing, and how targeted reforms can reduce poverty, ease material hardship, and build a more effective safety net for low-income Americans and impoverished communities nationwide.

This is an edited volume reviewing the major means-tested social programs in the United States. Each author addresses a major program or area, reviewing each area's successes and recommending how to address shortcomings through policy change. In general, our means-tested programs do many things well, but some adjustments to each could make the system much more effective. This book provides policymakers with a broad overview of the issues at hand in each program and how to address them. Contributions by Douglas J. Besharov, Richard V. Burkhauser, Douglass M. Call, James C. Capretta, Kevin C. Corinth, Maura Corrigan, Mary C. Daly, Robert Doar, Ron Haskins, Bruce D. Meyer, Edgar O. Olsen, Angela Rachidi, Katharine B. Stevens, and Russell Sykes.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0844750042
• ISBN13: 9780844750040
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: AEI Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.6"