FRAGILE FAMILIES AND WELFARE REFORM
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) is designed to shift more of the responsibility for poor children from government to parents. To accomplish this goal, the new law requires welfare clients to work and limits the total number of years they can receive assistance. In addition, the new legislation requires unwed fathers to establish paternity and strengthens child support enforcement among nonresident fathers. Although many people believe that poor children would be better off if their mothers worked and their fathers were more involved in their upbringing, the scientific evidence for these assumptions is weak. We know very little about the ability of poor parents to support their children, and we know even less about their ability to cooperate with one another.
Year of publication: |
1999-09
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Authors: | Garfinkel, Irwin ; McLanahan, Sara ; Harknett, Kristen |
Institutions: | Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs |
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