Life After Welfare : Reform and the Persistence of Poverty /

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In the decade since President Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 into law-amidst promises that it would "end welfare as we know it"-have the reforms ending entitlements and moving toward time limits and work requirements lifted Texas...

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Autores principales: Lein, Laura (Autor), Douglas, Karen (Autor), Schexnayder, Deanna T. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]
Temas:
Poor families > Texas.
Public welfare > Texas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • ONE. Families in a Changing Welfare Context
  • TWO. The Context for Texas Poverty and Welfare
  • THREE. The Weak (and Tangled) Safety Net
  • FOUR. Making a Living After Welfare
  • FIVE. Coping with Barriers to Self-Sufficiency
  • SIX. Staying Employed and Off Welfare
  • SEVEN. Low-Income Families and TANF Policies
  • APPENDIX A
  • APPENDIX B
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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