03665nam 2200649 a 450 991045791410332120200520144314.01-283-27318-797866132731850-8447-4399-2(CKB)2550000000054701(EBL)772654(OCoLC)753480556(SSID)ssj0000536489(PQKBManifestationID)12223608(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000536489(PQKBWorkID)10549404(PQKB)10953891(MiAaPQ)EBC772654(Au-PeEL)EBL772654(CaPaEBR)ebr10497569(CaONFJC)MIL327318(EXLCZ)99255000000005470120101203d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrExpanding work programs for poor men[electronic resource] /Lawrence M. MeadWashington, D.C. AEI Pressc20101 online resource (227 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8447-4398-4 0-8447-4397-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 ProgramsEvaluationsConclusion; 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 AuthorExpanding 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 suppPublic welfareUnited StatesPoor menEmploymentUnited StatesPoor menServices forUnited StatesManpower policyUnited StatesElectronic books.Public welfarePoor menEmploymentPoor menServices forManpower policy362.5/840973Mead Lawrence M299177MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457914103321Expanding work programs for poor men1995981UNINA