| Welfare Realities: From Rhetoric to Reform Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bane, Mary Jo (Author), Ellwood, David T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674949137 ISBN-13: 9780674949133 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1996 Annotation: 'Provides a broad review of some of the key issues relating to welfare reform by two people who have in the middle of the battle.' |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 362.582 |
| Lexile Measure: 1320 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.07" W x 8.86" (0.72 lbs) 238 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mary Jo Bane and David Ellwood examine the American welfare system--its recipients, its providers, and the swirl of policy ideas surrounding it--with objectivity and clarity. Focusing on the AFDC Program (Aid to Families with Dependent Children), they examine the composition of the populations receiving assistance, the duration of that assistance--who receives benefits for a long time and who only briefly, during important transitional periods--and the prospects facing AFDC recipients within the administrative culture of the system. The authors identify three models that have been used to explain "welfare dependency" and test them against an accumulating body of evidence They offer suggestions for identifying potential long-term recipients so that resources can be targeted to encourage self-sufficiency. Finally, they review policy options. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bane, Mary Jo: - Mary Jo Bane is Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.Ellwood, David T.: - David T. Ellwood is Academic Dean and Malcolm Wiener Professor of Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. |