02579nam 2200721 a 450 991082800570332120200520144314.01-317-47713-81-315-70653-91-317-47714-61-280-91261-897866109126120-7656-2211-410.4324/9781315706535 (CKB)1000000000348452(EBL)302401(OCoLC)213304452(SSID)ssj0000102335(PQKBManifestationID)11120089(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102335(PQKBWorkID)10049902(PQKB)10719405(MiAaPQ)EBC1968873(MiAaPQ)EBC302401(Au-PeEL)EBL1968873(CaPaEBR)ebr10178052(CaONFJC)MIL91261(OCoLC)905984384(OCoLC)958109984(Au-PeEL)EBL302401(FINmELB)ELB135766(EXLCZ)99100000000034845220050223d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerican poverty in a new era of reform /Harrell R. Rodgers, Jr2nd ed.Armonk, N.Y. M.E. Sharpec20061 online resource (272 p.)First published 2006 by M.E. Sharpe.0-7656-1596-7 0-7656-1595-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-240) and index.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.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.PovertyUnited StatesPoorUnited StatesPublic welfareUnited StatesPovertyPoorPublic welfare362.5/0973Rodgers Harrell R1656089MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828005703321American poverty in a new era of reform4008752UNINA