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welfare reform  

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  • Welfare reform is the general term used to describe the sweeping changes to the U.S. social safety net under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). [Source: The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia; Welfare Reform]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-R0FVJG6S-S

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