Cargando…

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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hage, Dave
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2004.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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's development with harrowing--and enlightening--firsthand accounts of three families' experiences on welfare, and asserts that a true antipoverty program is crucial--and achievable--in America.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 223 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-210) and index.
ISBN:9780816694495
0816694494