Welfare transformed : universalizing family policies that work / Robert Cherry.

Author/creator Cherry, Robert D., 1944-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Descriptionx, 213 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
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Subjects

Contents pt. 1. Setting the stage for reform. -- Moving families forward -- Changing welfare as we know it : Clinton's "making work pay" philosophy -- Work effort among the poor -- Domestic violence, teen childbearing, and race -- pt. 2. Measured successes. -- Welfare reform during the economic boom -- Importance of a high-employment economy -- pt. 3. Moving forward. -- Federal and state child support policies -- Vocational training that works -- Strengthening partner relationships and child support -- TANF reauthorization : where do we go from here?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [179]-208) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Cherry, Robert D., 1944- Welfare transformed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007
LCCN 2006102753
ISBN9780195183122 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0195183126 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HV95 .C44 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold