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1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages) |
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Introduction : questioning the success of welfare reform -- History and political economy of welfare in the United States and Oregon -- Velvet gloves, iron fists, and rose-colored glasses : welfare administrators and the official story of welfare restructuring -- Doing the work of welfare : enforcing "self-sufficiency" on the front lines -- Negotiating neoliberal ideology and "on the ground" reality in welfare work -- The other side of the desk : client experiences and perspectives on welfare restructuring -- Life after welfare : the costs of low-wage employment -- Conclusion : reforming welfare "reform." |
| Summary |
This volume examines the effects of mid 1990s welfare reform in the state of Oregon. The reforms made cash assistance temporary and contingent on recipients' seeking and finding employment. Based on comprehensive research conducted in the late 1990s, researchers interviewed and observed low-income families across the state, as well as welfare workers and administrators. These interviews led to new definitions of the problems facing those who work within the welfare delivery system and the people the system serves. The researchers assessed the strengths and shortcoming of welfare reform, and they suggest policy directions that will promote economic security and family well being. The reasons for the overall failure of welfare reform, the authors concluded, are complex and rooted in a misdiagnosis of the reasons that millions of families are poor and dependence on policy solutions "that intensified economic insecurity and reproduced inequalities more than they fostered poverty reduction or economic opportunity." The authors call for an immediate effort to build a stronger social safety net and to repeal the most onerous provisions of welfare reform. They recommend a host of policies to promote economic security including a focus on developing higher wage jobs, health care reform, and access to high quality and affordable higher education, housing and child care |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Oregon. Adult and Family Services Division.
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United States. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Program)
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Oregon. Adult and Family Services Division fast |
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Program) fast |
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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (United States) fast |
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Public welfare -- Oregon
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Public welfare administration -- Oregon
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Welfare recipients -- Oregon
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Poor families -- Oregon
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Social workers -- Oregon
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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Poor families
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Public welfare
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Public welfare administration
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Social workers
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Welfare recipients
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Empirische Sozialforschung
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Sozialwesen
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Oregon
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Oregon
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Acker, Joan.
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Weigt, Jill Michele, 1967-
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| LC no. |
2009028824 |
| ISBN |
9780801459085 |
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0801459087 |
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