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Conference report on the income redistribution function of social assistance in the USA - discusses the historical and theoretical background, role of the State in provision of welfare, difference between tested and non-tested income tax transfers, role of income testing in health service financing...

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Corporate Authors: ScienceDirect (Online service), University of Wisconsin--Madison. Institute for Research on Poverty, Ford Foundation, United States. Social Security Administration
Other Authors: Garfinkel, Irwin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Academic Press, ©1982.
Series:Institute for Research on Poverty monograph series.
Subjects:
Wohlfahrt
Income maintenance programs > Congresses.
Public welfare > Congresses.
Sécurité du revenu > Congrès.
Aide sociale > Congrès.
Income maintenance programs
Public welfare
USA
Einkommen
Einkommensverteilung
Sozialhilfe
Sozialpolitik
Transferzahlung
Einkommenssicherung
Inkomen.
Welvaartseconomie.
Sociale aspecten.
income redistribution.
social assistance.
history.
theory.
welfare.
income tax.
income.
health service.
financing.
guaranteed income.
older people.
one parent family.
behaviour.
society.
social policy.
USA.
Western Europe.
redistribution du revenu.
assistance sociale.
histoire.
théorie.
impôt sur le revenu.
revenu.
service de santé
financement.
revenu garanti.
personnes âgées.
famille monoparentale.
comportement.
société
politique sociale.
Etats-Unis.
Europe occidentale.
redistribución del ingreso.
asistencia social.
historia.
teoría.
impuesto sobre la renta.
ingreso.
servicio de salud.
financiamiento.
ingreso garantizado.
personas de edad avanzada.
hogar con un solo progenitor.
comportamiento.
sociedad.
política social.
Estados Unidos.
Europa Occidental.
Electronic books.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Kongress.
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
proceedings.
graph.
reference.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
rapport de réunion.
graphique.
référence bibliographique.
informe de reunión.
gráfico.
referencia.
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Summary:Conference report on the income redistribution function of social assistance in the USA - discusses the historical and theoretical background, role of the State in provision of welfare, difference between tested and non-tested income tax transfers, role of income testing in health service financing and in provision of guaranteed income for older people and one parent families, impact on behaviour and society, etc.; provides comparisons with Western Europe; outlines social policy implications. Graphs and references. Conference held in Madison 1979 Mar 15 and 16.
Item Description:Proceedings of a 1979 conference sponsored by the Institute for Research on Poverty, the Ford Foundation, and the Social Security Administration.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 554 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781483260495
1483260496