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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784470903321

Autore

Rodgers Harrell R.

Titolo

American poverty in a new era of reform / / Harrell R. Rodgers Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

1-317-47713-8

1-315-70653-9

1-317-47714-6

1-280-91261-8

9786610912612

0-7656-2211-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Disciplina

362.5/0973

Soggetti

Poverty - United States

Poor - United States

Public welfare - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2006 by M.E. Sharpe.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-240) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : American poverty -- How many Americans are poor? -- The American poor -- Why are people poor in America? -- The evolution of welfare : ending welfare as we know it -- State welfare plans under PRWORA -- After PRWORA : the American welfare system -- The impact of welfare reform -- Refining American social welfare policy.

Sommario/riassunto

This edition provides a comprehensive examination of the extent, causes, effects, and costs of American poverty nearly ten years after the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) in 1996.