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

by Robert Doar (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780844750057
Publisher:	American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Publication date:	02/13/2017
Series:	American Enterprise Institute
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	8.44(w) x 5.47(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

Robert Doar is the president of the American Enterprise Institute.

Table of Contents

Preface v

The Earned Income Tax Credit Bruce D. Meyer 1

Viewing the Food Stamp Program Through a 44-Year Lens Russell Sykes 19

Medicaid James C. Capretta 47

Empowering Child Support Enforcement to Reduce Poverty Robert Doar 63

Reducing Poverty by Reforming Housing Policy Edgar O. Olsen 87

Child Welfare: In Search of Lasting Reform Maura Corrigan 107

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Ron Haskins 129

The Supplemental Security Income Disabled Children Program: Improving Employment Outcomes in Adulthood Richard V. Burkhauser Mary C. Daly 147

Child Care Assistance in the United States Angela Rachidi 160

WIC's Expanding Eligibility, Rather Than Enhanced Services Douglas J. Besharov Douglas M. Call 179

Improving Our Federal Response to Homelessness Kevin C. Corinth 206

Federal Early Childhood Care and Education Programs: Advancing Opportunity Through Early Learning Katharine B. Stevens 221

About the Authors 245

Acknowledgments 253