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Alternative Measures of Economic Success among TANF Participants: Avoiding Poverty, Hardship, and Dependence on Public Assistance
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Cancian, Maria; Meyer, Daniel R. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2004
Current debates about the success of TANF reforms have been obscured by the use of inconsistent indicators of success, as well as by measurement difficulties associated with alternative indicators. This paper considers conceptual and measurement issues associated with three different indicators of economic well-being: independence from public…
Descriptors: Poverty, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Services, Success