Developing Family Development Accounts in Taipei:Policy Innovation from Income to Assets

In July 2000, the Taipei City Government launched an anti-poverty program,Taipei Family Development Accounts, which drew heavily on Sherraden’sasset-based welfare theory, and was to provide matched savings accounts forlow-income families in the City. This paper presents the “income to assets”policy shift process and a research summary on the participants to date.[...]

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Year of publication:	2004-03-01
Authors:	Cheng, Li-Chen
Institutions:	London School of Economics and Political Science
Subject:	Versicherung \| Entwicklung \| Aktiva \| Armut \| poverty \| Einkommen \| income

Introduction
Policy Innovation: Social forces perspective
Policy Innovation: The institutional perspective
Research Findings to Date on Taipei Family Development Accounts
A. Data Collection
B. Program Characteristics
C. Participant Characteristics
D. Saving Patterns
E. Employment Status
F. Planning for Investment
G. Subjective Incentives and Impacts
Conclusion
References

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