When work is not enough : state and federal policies to support needy workers
Robert P. Stoker ; Laura A. Wilson
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2006
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| Authors: | Stoker, Robert Phillip ; Wilson, Laura A. |
| Publisher: |
Washington, DC : Brookings Institution |
| Subject: | USA | Sozialpolitik | Working poor | Government policy | United States | Services for | Public welfare |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [digitool.hbz-nrw.de] |
| Extent: | VIII, 214 S. : graph. Darst. 23cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Type of publication (narrower categories): | Bibliographie |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | 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. - 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. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-204) and index. - Formerly CIP |
| ISBN: | 0-8157-8191-1 ; 978-0-8157-8191-2 |
| Classification: | Sozialpolitik: Allgemeines |
| Source: |
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