Work over welfare : the inside story of the 1996 welfare reform law / Ron Haskins.
| Author/creator |
Haskins, Ron |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2006. |
| Description | xiii, 450 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Building the American welfare state -- Laying the groundwork -- House Republicans unite behind radical reforms -- The contract with America -- The House initiates the revolution -- The battle in the House, Part I: hearings -- The battle in the House, Part II: Markups -- The battle in the House, Part III: the floor -- The Senate joins the revolution -- Budget issues trump welfare reform -- Clinton vetoes welfare reform, again -- The Governors revive the revolution -- The revolution threatened -- Triumph: Clinton signs -- Ten years later: the triumph of work -- Appendix: The welfare reform law that reshaped American social policy. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006021494 |
| ISBN | 0815735081 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780815735083 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV95 .H34 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |