LEADER 03054nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910451118703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-16259-0 010 $a9786611162597 010 $a0-19-804038-5 010 $a1-4356-0091-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000409277 035 $a(EBL)416040 035 $a(OCoLC)476246766 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000270234 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11194129 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270234 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10261968 035 $a(PQKB)10101373 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC416040 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL416040 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10180676 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL116259 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000409277 100 $a20061222d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWelfare transformed$b[electronic resource] $euniversalizing family policies that work /$fRobert Cherry 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (226 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-518312-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aGH; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z 330 $aIn 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 606 $aPublic welfare$zUnited States$xEvaluation 606 $aWelfare recipients$xEmployment$zUnited States$xEvaluation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPublic welfare$xEvaluation. 615 0$aWelfare recipients$xEmployment$xEvaluation. 676 $a362.5/5680973 700 $aCherry$b Robert D.$f1944-$0899058 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451118703321 996 $aWelfare transformed$92008705 997 $aUNINA