Feeding the poor
Subtitle: assessing federal food aid
By: Peter H. Rossi.
Publisher: AEI Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Food relief -- Government policy -- United States -- Evaluation.; Food stamps -- United States -- Evaluation.; Children -- United States -- Nutrition.; Nutrition policy -- United States -- Evaluation.
Description: In the midst of the welfare reform revolution, Peter H. Rossi examines five major food assistance programs, whose combined annual budgets approach $40 billion. His comprehensive assessment of the research concerning the impact of these programs describes their historical origins, goals, and operations and then uses the best available research to assess their impact and effectiveness.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-179).