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America’s path toward a guaranteed income for families with children: How Nixon’s Family Assistance Plan shaped antipoverty policy

27 Oct 2021

The arguments that framed President Richard Nixon’s Family Assistance Plan have wielded tremendous influence over US antipoverty and family policy debates, setting the stage for five decades of policy development that have led us back to a “guaranteed income” through the temporary expansion of the child tax credit in 2021.
family poverty studies safety-net programs richard nixon

Authors

Angela Rachidi

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United States of America

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