LEADER 03665nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910457914103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-27318-7 010 $a9786613273185 010 $a0-8447-4399-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000000054701 035 $a(EBL)772654 035 $a(OCoLC)753480556 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000536489 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12223608 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000536489 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10549404 035 $a(PQKB)10953891 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC772654 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL772654 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10497569 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL327318 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000054701 100 $a20101203d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aExpanding work programs for poor men$b[electronic resource] /$fLawrence M. Mead 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cAEI Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (227 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8447-4398-4 311 $a0-8447-4397-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgments; 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 327 $aEvaluationsConclusion; 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 330 $aExpanding 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 606 $aPublic welfare$zUnited States 606 $aPoor men$xEmployment$zUnited States 606 $aPoor men$xServices for$zUnited States 606 $aManpower policy$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPublic welfare 615 0$aPoor men$xEmployment 615 0$aPoor men$xServices for 615 0$aManpower policy 676 $a362.5/840973 700 $aMead$b Lawrence M$0299177 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457914103321 996 $aExpanding work programs for poor men$91995981 997 $aUNINA