Poverty, welfare, and public policy /

Poverty, welfare, and public policy /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (U.S.)
Other Authors:	Besharov, Douglas J. (Editor), Call, Douglas M. (Editor), Pirog, Maureen A. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Hoboken, New Jersey] : Wiley-Blackwell : Wiley Periodicals, Inc. for the Association for Public Policy Analysis Management, 2009.
Series:	Journal of policy analysis & management classics series.
Subjects:	Public welfare > United States. Poverty > United States. Poor families > Government policy > United States. Welfare recipients > United States. United States > Social policy > 1993-
Online Access:	Table of contents only Publisher description

Table of Contents:

Introduction
American poverty: A. The measure and meaning of poverty ; B. The demographics of poverty
The road to welfare reform: A. Welfare dependency ; B. Mandatory vs. voluntary programs ; C. Four decades of experimentation
The post-TANF world: A. Did welfare reform "succeed"? ; B. Welfare vs. work ; C. Child support and father's work
How much does research matter
Conclusion.