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Should Government Promote Healthy Marriages?


  Author: Robert Lerman
Publisher: The Urban Institute
Publication: Short Takes on Welfare Policy, No.5
Document Date:                  May 31, 2002
Category: Public Policy > Marriage/Relationship Education Policy
Related Categories:
Family Economics > Family Income
Marriage > Benefits of Marriage
 

This brief paper discusses whether or not the government should support and fund marriage promotion programs. The author argues that, in light of the economic benefits of marriage, public policy should uphold this institution, but care must be taken in deciding which type of programs to finance.  

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