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 lifte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lein, Laura
Otros Autores: Schexnayder, Deanna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Arbeit, ...
Public welfare > Texas.
Poor families > Texas.
Aide sociale > Texas.
Familles pauvres > Texas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Poor families
Public welfare
Sozialhilfe
Familie
Armut
Reform
Texas
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Families in a changing welfare context
  • 2. The context for Texas poverty and welfare
  • 3. The weak (and tangled) safety net
  • 4. Making a living after welfare
  • 5. Coping with barriers to self-sufficiency
  • 6. Staying employed and off welfare
  • 7. Low-income families and TANF policies
  • Appendix A : Research methods
  • Appendix B : Regression tables
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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