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Books and Book Chapters

The Poverty Of Welfare: Helping Others in Civil Society, by Michael D. Tanner (2003).

"Welfare," Chapter 29, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 107th Congress, (2001).

The End of Welfare: Fighting Poverty in the Civil Society, by Michael Tanner (1996).

Cato Studies

"What Can the United States Learn from the Nordic Model?," by Daniel J. Mitchell, Policy Analysis no. 603, November 5, 2007

"KidSave: Real Problem, Wrong Solution," by Michael D. Tanner and Jagadeesh Gokhale, Policy Analysis no. 562, January 24, 2006

"Medicaid’s Unseen Costs," by Michael F. Cannon, Policy Analysis no. 548, August 18, 2005

"Implementing Welfare Reform: A State Report Card," by Jenifer Zeigler, Policy Analysis no. 529, October 19, 2004

"How to Reduce the Cost of Federal Pension Insurance," by Richard Ippolito, Policy Analysis no. 523, August 24, 2004

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Articles and Newsletters

"How China Should Use Its Foreign Reserves: Enabling Privatization without Social Disorder," by Deepak Lal, Economic Development Bulletin no. 3, October 20, 2005. (PDF)

"Will the Pension Time Bomb Sink the Euro?" by José Piñera, Cato Journal, vol. 24 nos. 1-2 (Spring/Summer 2004).

"Pension Reform in China: A Question of Property Rights," by James A. Dorn, Cato Journal, vol. 23, no. 3, Winter 2004.

"A Simple Solution to China's Pension Crisis," by David D. Li and Ling Li, Cato Journal, 23, no. 2, Fall 2003.

"China's Urban Pension System: Reforms and Problems," by Yaohui Zhao and Jianguo Xu, Cato Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, Winter 2002.

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Opinion and Commentary

"On Welfare, an Unlikely Voice of Reason," by Michael D. Tanner, National Review (Online), November 24, 2010

"More Proof We Can't Stop Poverty By Making It More Comfortable," by Michael D. Tanner, Investor's Business Daily, September 17, 2010

"Little Bang for the Buck," by Michael D. Tanner, The New York Times (Online), September 16, 2010

"Obama's Faith-Based Boondoggle," by Michael D. Tanner, Washington Times, January 28, 2010

"Does Inequality Still Matter?," by Will Wilkinson, The Week, July 29, 2009

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Events

"The Welfare State We're In," May 18, 2009 [Book Forum]

"Obama's Blueprint for Growing the Welfare State," March 31, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Welfare Reform Turns 10: A Look Back, A Look Ahead," August 22, 2006 [Policy Forum]

Speeches and Congressional Testimony

Testimony of Ian Vasquez on Chile's Private Pension System before the Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security (June 16, 2005).

"Social Security and Pension Reform: Lessons from Other Countries," L. Jacobo Rodríguez, Congressional Testimony, July 31, 2001.

"Empowering People," José Piñera, Congressional Testimony, September 18, 1997.

Multimedia

Tad DeHaven discusses food stamps on the KPCC's Airtalk w/Larry Mantle (January 31, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 07:27]

Michael D. Tanner discusses the State of the Union and income inequality on AFR's Crane Durham's Nothing But the Truth (January 30, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 12:33]

Tad DeHaven discusses the food stamp asset test on WHYY's Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane (January 20, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 16:49]

Michael D. Tanner on Newt Gingrich's food stamps remarks on FOX (January 19, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 01:57]

Daniel J. Mitchell on Newt Gingrich's food stamps remarks on CNBC's The Kudlow Report (January 19, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 03:17]

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