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Social Welfare

Selected Works

2003

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Full-Text Articles in Public Policy

"The Amish" "Roger Williams" "Shakers", Brian Glenn Dec 2002

"The Amish" "Roger Williams" "Shakers", Brian Glenn

Brian J. Glenn

No abstract provided.

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Risk, Insurance, And The Changing Nature Of Mutual Obligation, Brian Glenn Dec 2002

Risk, Insurance, And The Changing Nature Of Mutual Obligation, Brian Glenn

Brian J. Glenn

No abstract provided.

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The Varied And Abundant Progeny Of Marc Galanter's 'Why The "Haves" Come Out Ahead", Brian Glenn Dec 2002

The Varied And Abundant Progeny Of Marc Galanter's 'Why The "Haves" Come Out Ahead", Brian Glenn

Brian J. Glenn

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Policy Counts: Improving The Readiness Of Children For School, Recommendations For State Policy, Sharon Lynn Kagan, Elizabeth Rigby Dec 2002

Policy Counts: Improving The Readiness Of Children For School, Recommendations For State Policy, Sharon Lynn Kagan, Elizabeth Rigby

Elizabeth Rigby

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Conditional Income Support Programs: The Case Of Mexico’S Oportunidades, Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu Dec 2002

Conditional Income Support Programs: The Case Of Mexico’S Oportunidades, Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu

Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu

This paper describes the main features of Oportunidades, an innovative poverty alleviation program recently implemented in Mexico and targeted to households living in extreme poverty. It also surveys the main evaluations of Oportunidades, which have benefited from the fact that the program constitutes one of the largest randomized social experiments of its kind.

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