Stretched thin : poor families, welfare work, and welfare reform
Sandra Morgen; Joan Acker; Jill Weigt
| Year of publication: |
2010
|
|---|---|
| Authors: | Morgen, Sandra ; Acker, Joan ; Weigt, Jill Michele |
| Publisher: |
Ithaca, NY [u.a.] : Cornell Univ. Press |
| Subject: | Oregon | Öffentliche Sozialleistungen | Social security benefits | Aktivierende Arbeitsmarktpolitik | Workfare | Sozialreform | Welfare reform | USA | United States |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | XVI, 238 S. |
|---|---|
| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index 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." |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-7510-8 ; 978-0-8014-4774-7 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003858350