| Description |
viii, 349 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 291-313. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Phoebe H. Cottingham -- Welfare reform legislation : Directions for the future / Robert D. Reischauer -- Fighting poverty and reducing welfare dependency / Sheldon Danziger -- Poverty, joblessness, and the social transformation of the inner city / Louc J.D. Wacquant and William Julius Wilson -- Effect of reform on employment, earnings, and income / Gary Burtless (comment by Gary Walker) -- argeting long-term welfare recipients / Douglas J. Besharov -- Support services Denise F. Polit and Joseph J. O'Hara -- Institutional effects of reform / Demetra Smith Nightingale -- Child-support policies / Robert I. Lerman -- Costs of welfare programs / Craig Thornton -- Conclusion / David T. Ellwood. |
| Subject |
Public welfare -- United States.
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Public welfare. |
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United States. |
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Public welfare -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Public welfare -- Law and legislation. |
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Aid to families with dependent children programs -- United States.
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Aid to families with dependent children programs. |
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Welfare recipients -- Employment -- United States.
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Welfare recipients -- Employment. |
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Aide sociale -- États-Unis. |
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Aide sociale -- Droit -- États-Unis -- Travail. |
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Aide sociale -- Bénéficiaires. |
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Allocations familiales -- États-Unis. |
| Added Author |
Cottingham, Phoebe H.
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Ellwood, David T.
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| ISBN |
0674949056 alkaline paper |
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