Family Policy and the American Safety Net shows how families adapt to economic and demographic change. Government programs provide a safety net against the new

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 ar

This book explores the incentives and effects of modern welfare policy, contrasted with outcomes of global basic income pilots in the past seventy years. The au

The rapid rise in the proportion of foreign-born residents in the United States since the mid-1960s is one of the most important demographic events of the past

The rising poverty and unemployment rates triggered by the recession are stark reminders of the need for a secure social safety net. Such programs should provid