Garfinkel I, Mclanahan S S
Cah Que Demogr. 1994 Autumn;23(2):179-206.
"In the absence of government assistance, most mother-only families would be poor and economically insecure.... Government can reduce economic insecurity, but doing so will increase dependence on government....This creates a major dilemma for policy makers: whether to give priority to reducing economic insecurity or whether to give priority to reducing dependence and prevalence. In this paper we address key questions relevant to the dilemma: the extent of insecurity, dependence, and prevalence; the role of government in producing and maintaining all three; and the experience of single mothers and their children in the United States as compared to those in other advanced industrial nations.... Evidence from both international comparisons and American experience during the past 20 years indicates that a further reduction in welfare benefits will increase poverty and insecurity. Furthermore, the beneficial effects on dependence and prevalence are not likely to be great." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
在没有政府援助的情况下，大多数单亲家庭会陷入贫困且经济无保障……政府能够减少经济无保障状况，但这样做会增加对政府的依赖……这给政策制定者带来了一个重大困境：是优先减少经济无保障，还是优先减少依赖和发生率。在本文中，我们探讨与该困境相关的关键问题：无保障、依赖和发生率的程度；政府在造成和维持这三者方面的作用；以及与其他发达工业国家相比，美国单身母亲及其子女的情况……来自国际比较和美国过去20年经验的证据表明，进一步削减福利会增加贫困和无保障。此外，对依赖和发生率的有益影响可能不大。 （英文和西班牙文摘要）
