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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451118703321

Autore

Cherry Robert D. <1944->

Titolo

Welfare transformed [[electronic resource] ] : universalizing family policies that work / / Robert Cherry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c2008

ISBN

1-281-16259-0

9786611162597

0-19-804038-5

1-4356-0091-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Disciplina

362.5/5680973

Soggetti

Public welfare - United States - Evaluation

Welfare recipients - Employment - United States - Evaluation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; PART I: Setting the Stage for Reform; 1. Moving Families Forward; 2. Changing Welfare as We Know It: Clinton's ''Making Work Pay'' Philosophy; 3. Work Effort among the Poor; 4. Domestic Violence, Teen Childbearing, and Race; PART II: Measured Successes; 5. Welfare Reform during the Economic Boom; 6. Importance of a High-Employment Economy; PART III: Moving Forward; 7. Federal and State Child Support Policies; 8. Vocational Training that Works; 9. Strengthening Partner Relationships and Child Support; 10. TANF Reauthorization: Where Do We Go from Here?; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F

GH; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

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 the political spectrum rather than a clearheaded examination of the actual results of the reform. Robert Cherry steps into the fray with a story that differs sharply from both conservative



and liberal critiques. He portrays the women who left welfare as success stories rather than victims, and stresses the