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ERIC Number: EJ374499
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Rethinking Social Welfare: Toward Assets.
Sherraden, Michael
Social Policy, v18 n3 p37-43 Win 1988
Suggests that social welfare policy focus on household assets. Asset distribution is less unequal than income distribution. Assets cushion income shocks, reduce household transaction costs, and provide a stake in the future. Reviews the current policy debate. Discusses policy directions in direct financial transfers, housing, and support for higher education. (BJV)
Descriptors: Family Financial Resources, Family Income, Financial Policy, Higher Education, Poverty, Poverty Programs, Public Policy, Residential Programs, Student Financial Aid, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Services
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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