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Unraveling the Safety Net: Policy Implications of Welfare Caseloads in Cities

Margy Waller
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Margy Waller Visiting Fellow, Economic Studies and Metropolitan Policy, The Brookings Institution

March 9, 2003

This presentation by Margy Waller to the National League of Cities reviews findings from her survey of cities about welfare caseloads. She also presents information about the federal policy implications of the findings from the survey and the issues Congress is considering as part of the current debate over reauthorization of welfare.

View the complete Powerpoint Presentation—(368 KB)

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