There has been a steady decline over six decades in the share of adult men in the labor force. After five decades of historic increases, in 2000 the share of women in the labor force peaked and has declined slightly since. The 1996 welfare reform law imposed work requirements on mothers on...

There has been a steady decline over six decades in the share of adult men in the labor force. After five decades of historic increases, in 2000 the share of women in the labor force peaked and has declined slightly since. The 1996 welfare reform law imposed work requirements on mothers on...

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...

The capitalist democracies of western Europe and the U.S. have developed extensive social programs, based on the principle of solidarity, that provide assistance to the destitute, the unemployed, the sick, the disabled, and the elderly. Due in part to growing levels of spending on these...