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Publication Date: August 2002
Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy
Author(s): Theodora Ooms
Research Area: Social conditions
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This brief, the first in a new series on Couples and Marriage Research and Policy, explores the question of what the legitimate role of government in promoting marriage might be, outlines some of the objections to government intervention in marriage, discusses the relationship between marriage and poverty, and offers a framework for a reasonable Marriage-Plus approach that focuses on promoting child well-being.