Mass weddings as social policy: What happens after the ceremony? (2), By Ismail Ahmed

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Mass weddings may provide immediate relief, companionship and dignity to people who face genuine financial barriers to marriage. That value should not be dismissed. However, once public money is used, the relevant unit of success is no longer the ceremony. It is the household… Five years later…

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