11574. AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN (AFDC). Through an analysis of the AFDC program and current efforts at reform, argues that while the system is indeed in dire need of reform, the current approach toward welfare reform is wrong because it is based on the fallacious assumption that welfare and the behavior of recipients causes poverty. Offers an alternative view of the underlying causes of AFDC 'failure' and proposes different approaches to reform. 12p., 38f., 25b.