Welfare, the Family, and Reproductive Behavior: Research Perspectives

by National Research Council, National Research Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, et al.

The design of welfare programs in an era of reform and devolution to the states must take into account the likely effects of programs on demographic behavior. Most research on welfare in the past has examined labor market issues, although there have also been some important evaluations of the effects of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program on out-of-wedlock childbearing. Much less information is available on other issues equally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309061253
• ISBN13: 9780309061254
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"