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Author Stoker, Robert Phillip, 1954-

Title When work is not enough : state and federal policies to support needy workers / Robert P. Stoker, Laura A. Wilson
Published Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2006]
©2006

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Description viii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents Redistribution through work -- Work support programs -- Program design -- State-level benefits -- The cost of living -- From welfare to work supports -- Who gets what? -- Racing up to the bottom -- A work in progress
Summary "Examines a broad range of state and federal programs providing cash or in-kind benefits to low-wage workers, low-income families, and families making the transition from welfare to work to assess the ability of the work support system to lead to self-sufficiency"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-204) and index
Subject Working poor -- Government policy -- United States.
Working poor -- Services for -- United States.
Public welfare -- United States.
Author Wilson, Laura Ann.
LC no. 2005027257
ISBN 0815781911
9780815781912