Economic Vulnerability Among Rural Single-Mother Families

Economic Vulnerability Among Rural Single-Mother Families

The economic well-being of single-mother families and changes in their financial status from a point in time just prior to the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reform Act (PRWORA) through the first three years after implementation are examined. What are needed are policies...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of agricultural economics 2001-12, Vol.83 (5), p.1302-1311
1. Verfasser: Porterfield, Shirley L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural economics
Agriculture
Child support
Children
Children & youth
Economics
Education
Expenditures
Families & family life
Higher education
Households
I320
I380
J120
J130
Marriage
Minimum wage
Mothers
One-parent families
Poverty
Public assistance programs
Q120
Rural areas
Single mothers
Single parents
Social science research
Socioeconomic factors
U.S.A
Unemployed
Urban areas
Welfare reform
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Working hours
Working mothers
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Zusammenfassung:The economic well-being of single-mother families and changes in their financial status from a point in time just prior to the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reform Act (PRWORA) through the first three years after implementation are examined. What are needed are policies to enable single mothers to earn enough in wages to be able to both support their families and build assets.
ISSN:0002-9092
1467-8276
DOI:10.1111/0002-9092.00282