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ew federal public polices, which began to be enacted in the
1980s, have had a particularly significant effect on work and
family trends among low-income families in the United States.
The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) replaced Aid to Families with
Dependent Children (AFDC), the major program of cash assistance
to families with children, wi