Stretched thin poor families, welfare work, and welfare reform / Sandra Morgen, Joan Acker, Jill Weigt.

Contents 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."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2009028824
ISBN9780801447747 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801447747 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801475108 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0801475104 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 3177800

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