public welfare

Discusses the problem of teen pregnancy and how it affects the economic future of the persons involved.

Describes what it means to grow up with parents on welfare, the history of the welfare system, and its future.

Presents data, analysis, and recommendations on the extent, nature, and causes of poverty in the United States and its specific impact on women and children, discussing the 1990s trend by governement leaders to blame the poor for America's ills.

Explains what it means to be on welfare, describes different welfare programs, and helps children understand the impact welfare might have on their life.

Presents the debate about helping America's poor and discusses the welfare system, government involvement, the importance of education, marriage, and minimum wage issues and discusses the role of capitalism in dealing with those in poverty. Includes an index and sources for additional information.

Contains twenty-five essays in which the authors examine issues related to inner-city poverty and debate its causes and possible solutions, and includes personal accounts of life in the inner city.

This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether welfare reform is working, whether the Stimulus Bill reverses welfare reform, and whether food stamps have contributed to an overly dependent underclass.

Charles Murray proposes a radical new plan that ends Social Security, Medicare, and all forms of welfare, and instead gives every American age twenty-one and older $10,000 a year for life, and argues that this program could achieve the same goals of the welfare state with less financial impact and greater success.

Examines the economic system in the United States, discusses governmental agencies and regulations, and analyzes current problems.