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Welfare transformed : universalizing family policies that work /

In the ten years after President Clinton made good on his promise to "end welfare as we know it" by signing the reform act of 1996, the number of families on welfare dropped by over three million. This hotly contested legislation has fueled countless hyperbolic arguments from both sides of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cherry, Robert D., 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • pt. 1. Setting the stage for reform.
  • Moving families forward
  • Changing welfare as we know it : Clinton's "making work pay" philosophy
  • Work effort among the poor
  • Domestic violence, teen childbearing, and race
  • pt. 2. Measured successes.
  • Welfare reform during the economic boom
  • Importance of a high-employment economy
  • pt. 3. Moving forward.
  • Federal and state child support policies
  • Vocational training that works
  • Strengthening partner relationships and child support
  • TANF reauthorization : where do we go from here?