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Reforming welfare by rewarding work : one state's successful experiment /

In the late 1980s, Governor Rudy Perpich gathered a group of citizen experts to redesign Minnesota's welfare system, and a burst of innovation resulted in the groundbreaking and successful pilot Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP). Reforming Welfare by Rewarding Work intertwines MFIP...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hage, Dave
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Welfare 101 : a new approach to public assistance : introducing Patty, Lucille, and Meg
  • Reality check (1986) : a crash course in poverty for a divided legislature
  • Real life, fall 2001 : Patty leaves an abusive boyfriend, Lucille moves north for a fresh start, Meg abandons her dream of medical school
  • Remaking welfare (1987-1994) : making work pay
  • Real life, winter 2001-2002 : Meg chooses school over a dead-end job, Patty fights for child support, Lucille pursues her GED
  • A new federal challenge (1997) : the Personal Responsibility Act threatens Minnesota's innovations
  • Real life, spring 2002 : Lucille escapes a violent neighborhood, surgery for her boys sidetracks Meg, Patty's choice: mother or breadwinner
  • Making welfare work (1998-2000) : Minnesota attracts national attention
  • Real life, summer 2002 : Patty becomes engaged, Lucille returns south to care for her mother, Meg is back on track
  • The limits of Welfare reform (2000-2001) : when work isn't the answer
  • Real life, fall 2002 : Lucille wins disability benefits, Patty goes back to square one, Meg finds the perfect job
  • Unfinished business : what the nation can learn from Minnesota's experiment.