Social Welfare Conservatism, AEI On the Issue, January 2008

Douglas J. Besharov

Two Cheers for Welfare Reform, AEI On the Issue, August 2006

Douglas J. Besharov

The Moral Voice of Welfare Reform (PDF)

Douglas J. Besharov

Full-Engagement Welfare in New York City: Lessons for TANF's Participation Requirements (PDF)

Douglas J. Besharov and Peter Germanis

Toughening TANF (PDF)

Douglas J. Besharov and Peter Germanis

Creating a Market Place for Social Welfare Services (PDF), December 12, 2003

Douglas J. Besharov

The Past and Future of Welfare Reform, Public Interest, Winter 2003

Douglas J. Besharov

Family Well-Being After Welfare Reform

Douglas J. Besharov, Ed.

Four Evaluations of Welfare Reform: What Will Be Learned

Douglas J. Besharov and Peter Germanis, ed., Peter H. Rossi

Data Needs for Measuring Family and Fertility Change After Welfare Reform

Douglas J. Besharov, ed., William D. Mosher and Joyce C. Abma, Stephanie J. Ventura, and Stanley K. Henshaw

Preventing Subsequent Births to Welfare Mothers

Douglas J. Besharov and Peter Germanis, ed.

Evaluating Welfare Reform: A Guide for Scholars and Practitioners (PDF Version).

Douglas J. Besharov, Peter Germanis and Peter H. Rossi

Health Related Welfare Rules (PDF)

Douglas J. Besharov, Kristina Tanasichuk White, and Mark B. Coggeshall

Welfare Reform: Four Years Later, Public Interest, Summer 2000

Douglas J. Besharov and Peter Germanis

Op-Eds

The Right Kind of Hand Up (PDF), The Washington Post, November 19, 2007

Douglas J. Besharov

End Welfare Lite as We Know It (PDF), The New York Times, August 15, 2006

Douglas J. Besharov

There's More to Welfare Reform (PDF), The New York Times, March 6, 2004

Douglas J. Besharov

Welfare Rolls: On the Rise Again (PDF), The Washington Post, July 16, 2002

Douglas J. Besharov

Clinton Undermines Welfare Reform--With GOP Help (PDF), The Wall Street Journal, July 10, 1997

Douglas J. Besharov

Tightening the Welfare Noose (PDF version), The New York Times, January 15, 1997

Douglas J. Besharov

How to Help Welfare Mothers (PDF version), The New York Times, November 13, 1996

Douglas J. Besharov

Inner City Blues (PDF version), The Washington Post, October 13, 1996

Douglas J. Besharov

Shaping the Debate on Welfare Reform (PDF version), The Washington Post, August 11, 1996

Douglas J. Besharov

Waivers Change the Face of Welfare (PDF), The Los Angeles Times, June 20, 1996

Douglas J. Besharov

Welfare: An Albatross for Young Mothers (PDF), The Wall Street Journal, February 28, 1996

Douglas J. Besharov

A Monster of His Own Creation (PDF version), The Washington Post, Novemer 2, 1995

Douglas J. Besharov

Don't Expect Miracles; But a Few Rules Would Go a Long Way Toward Fixing the Welfare Mess (PDF version), The Washington Post, July 23, 1995

Douglas J. Besharov

The Welfare Balloon: Squeeze Hard on One Side and the Other Side Will Just Expand (PDF version), The Washington Post, June 11, 1995

Douglas J. Besharov

Orphanages Aren't Real Issue (PDF), The Plano Star Courier, January 29, 1995

Douglas J. Besharov

Orphanages Aren't Welfare Reform (PDF), The New York Times, January 20, 1994

Douglas J. Besharov

Escaping the Dole: For Young Unwed Mothers, Welfare Reform Alone Can’t Make Work Pay (PDF), The Washington Post, December 12, 1993

Douglas J. Besharov

Welfare As We Don't Know It (PDF version), The Washington Post, July 4, 1993

Douglas J. Besharov

The Perverse Federal Incentive for Welfare Cuts (PDF version), Governing, February 1993

Douglas J. Besharov and Karen Baehler

Cautions for the New Paternalism (PDF version), The Washington Post, January 5, 1992

Douglas J. Besharov

Go Slow on Welfare Reform (PDF), The Wall Street Journal, March 18, 1987

Douglas J. Besharov

Working Papers

Leaving Welfare Without Work: How do mothers do it? And what are the implications? (PDF)

Douglas J. Besharov

Mandatory Work-Related Activities for Welfare Recipients: The Next Step in Welfare Reform (PDF)

Marie Cohen

Conference Papers

Abstinence Education Grants and Welfare Reform, June 6, 1997

Trends in Sexual Activity and Abstinence Among U.S. Men and Women (PDF Slides)

Christine Bachrach

Abstinence Education Grants Under Welfare Reform

David Bellis

Making Abstinence Work

Elayne Bennett

Using Abstinence Funding (Survey. Appendix.)

Sarah Brown

What Do We Know About Abstinence Programs?

Barbara Devaney

Abstinence Education Under Welfare Reform (Appendix A. Appendix B. Table 1.)

Ron Haskins and Carol Statuto Bevan

Abstinence Education Grants

Jodie Levin-Epstein

Programs and Approaches

Pat Funderburk Ware

Welfare Reform: What Happens After Time Limits, Sanctions, and Diversions?, February 6, 1998

Time Limiting Welfare: Lessons from the States

Judith Gueron

The New Welfare: Diversions, Sanctions, Time Limits

Lawrence M. Mead

Keynote Remarks

The Hon. Donna Shalala

Florida's Work and Gain Economic Self-Sufficiency (WAGES) Program (PDF)

Don Winstead

Child Care and Welfare Reform, April 3, 1998

Child Care Falling Short for Low-Income and Working Families. (Talking Points)

Helen Blank

Child Care and Welfare Reform.

The Hon. Larry E. Craig

Managed Day Care Makes Its Debut

Head Start and Welfare Reform (PDF)

Wade F. Horn

Spending on Early Childhood Care Programs and Research: An Analysis of Federal Departments, State Governments, and Foundations (PDF)

Pamela Jones, Christine Ross, and Stuart Kerachsky

State Efforts to Expand Child Care Programs (GAO Report - PDF. Slides.)

Mark Nadel

Child Care and Welfare Reform: The Wisconsin Experience. (Remarks. PDF Slides: 1-3, 4, 5, 6.)

John Weicher

Pregnancy Prevention and Welfare Reform, June 5, 1998

Opening Remarks

Douglas J. Besharov

Parents and Teens on Love, Sex, and Relationships: Research, Parents Tips, and Polling Data. (PDF Version.)

Sarah Brown

Repeat Pregnancy for Those Not Pregnant at Program Entry

Marva Hammons

Is There a Link Between Welfare Reform and Teen Pregnancy?

Richard Nathan

Understanding the Rise in Illegitimacy (Slides. Tables.)

Robert Rector

Welfare Reform Two Years Later, July 30, 1998

Welfare Reform: Two Years Later (Notes.)

Douglas J. Besharov

Remarks.

Lawrence Mead

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