Living on the edge in suburbia : from welfare to workfare /

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A vivid ethnography of how welfare reform and the low-wage labor market converge to intensify the insecurity of poor families in Westchester County.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lawinski, Terese
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, ©2010.
Colección:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Public welfare > New York (State) > Westchester County.
Welfare recipients > New York (State) > Westchester County > Case studies.
Welfare recipients > Employment > New York (State) > Westchester County > Case studies.
Suburbanites > New York (State) > Westchester County > Economic conditions > Case studies.
Aide sociale > New York (État) > Westchester.
Aide sociale > Bénéficiaires > New York (État) > Westchester > Études de cas.
Aide sociale > Bénéficiaires > Travail > New York (État) > Westchester > Études de cas.
Banlieusards > New York (État) > Westchester > Conditions économiques > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
Public welfare
Welfare recipients
Welfare recipients > Employment
New York (State) > Westchester County
Electronic books.
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Living on the edge in suburbia
  • From welfare to workfare
  • The business of welfare
  • Family needs versus welfare limits
  • Insecurity and inflexibility of "flexible" labor
  • Work first, workfare and education
  • Divergent interests.

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