| Articles and Short Publications by Douglas J. Besharov |
| Joseph J. and Violet Jacobs Scholar in Social Welfare Studies |
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We're Feeding the Poor as if They're Starving
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| Posted: Sunday, December 1, 2002 |
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The poor in America are far more likely to be at risk of death and disease because of overeating than starvation.
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Welfare Rolls
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| Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 |
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With the landmark 1996 welfare reform law up for reauthorization this year, both Republicans and Democrats are taking credit for the astounding fall in welfare rolls.
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Child Care after Welfare Reform
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| Posted: Monday, January 1, 2001 |
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Welfare Reform--Four Years Later
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| Posted: Thursday, June 1, 2000 |
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Besharov and Germanis analyze the results of welfare reform.
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The Next Challenge
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| Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000 |
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Besharov on the measures of success for welfare reform and the upcoming challenges.
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The New Retirement
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| Posted: Monday, May 8, 2006 |
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Are older Americans sick and poor and in need of assistance from the government?
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A Look at . . . the New Retirement
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| Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000 |
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Are older Americans sick and poor and in need of assistance from the government?
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Getting Old Ain't What It Used to Be
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| Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000 |
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Asking More from Matrimony
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| Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000 |
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A lower marriage rate does not necessarily mean that young people are forsaking the institution of marriage altogether.
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The Other Wisconsin Miracle
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| Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000 |
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| Research Areas |
| Education (vocational, high-school counseling, Affirmative Action, and student aid) |
| Poverty (trends, causes, and remedies) |
| Welfare reform (job training and program evaluation) |
| Families (marriage, divorce, same-sex marriage, and nonmarital births) |
| Child abuse/child welfare (foster care and delinquency) |
| Preschool and child care (Head Start) |
| Race and ethnicity (Affirmative Action and black middle class) |
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| Research Projects |
| Welfare Reform Academy |
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| Contact Information |
Douglas J. Besharov
American Enterprise Institute
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-862-5904
Fax: 202-862-5802
E-mail: DBesharov@aei.org
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Family and Child Well-Being after Welfare Reform
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| This book explores how low-income children and their families are faring in the wake of welfare reform. [Read More] |
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