Expanding work programs for poor men [[electronic resource] /] / Lawrence M. Mead

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457914103321
• Autore: Mead Lawrence M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : AEI Press, c2010
• ISBN: 1-283-27318-7; 9786613273185; 0-8447-4399-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (227 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.5/840973
• Soggetti: Public welfare - United States; Poor men - Employment - United States; Poor men - Services for - United States; Manpower policy - United States; 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: Acknowledgments; List of Tables; Commonly Used Acronyms; Introduction; Poverty and Work; Misconceptions; A Look Ahead; 1 Poor Men's Work Problems; Poor Men and Work; Nonwork and Other Problems; Work as Strategic; Key Groups; 2 Causes of Nonwork; Approaches to Nonwork; Benefit-Oriented Programs; The Need for Structure; Conclusion; 3 Child Support Enforcement; Improving Enforcement; Approaches to Enforcement; Enforcement Programs; Fatherhood Programs; Evaluations; Conclusion; 4 Criminal Justice; Responses to Crime; The Appeal to Community; Prison Reentry Programs; Service-Oriented Programs; EvaluationsConclusion; 5 Implementing Programs; Past Research; Getting to Scale; The Implementation Problem; Child Support Enforcement; Criminal Justice; Past Programs; 6 The State Survey; Findings; Trends over Time; 7 Field Interviews; The View from the Field; State Variations; Explaining State Differences; Conclusion; 8 Recommendations; Desirable Features; Costs; Unresolved Issues; The Benefit Side; Men for Themselves; 9 National Policy; Funding; ; Evaluation; The Benefit Side; The Need for Vision; Appendix: Method; The State Survey; Field Interviews; Notes; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: Expanding Work Programs for Poor Men makes the case that poor fathers, like poor mothers, need 'both help and hassle.' That is, poor men need more help from the government, but they must also be expected-and required-to help themselves. Drawing on welfare reform as a successful precedent, Lawrence M. Mead explores the psychology of male nonwork and evaluates the successes and failures of existing government programs for poor men, including child support and conditions of parole. These programs have succeeded in increasing work levels among poor men by requiring that they provide income to supp