Hard labor : women and work in the post-welfare era / edited by Joel F. Handler and Lucie White.
| Other author | Handler, Joel F. |
| Other author | White, Lucie, 1949- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©1999. |
| Description | xvii, 242 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Women and work in the post-welfare era |
| Series | Issues in work and human resources Issues in work and human resources. ^A407764 |
| Contents | Low-wage work "as we know it" : what's wrong, what can be done / Joel F. Handler -- Welfare restructuring and working-poor family policy : the new context / Mark Greenberg -- Barriers to finding and maintaining jobs : the perspectives of workers and employers in the low-wage labor market / Julia R. Henly -- Self-employment : possibilities and problems / Susan R. Jones -- Shaping regional economies to sustain quality work : the cooperative health care network / Peter Pitegoff -- Quality child care for low-income families : despair, impasse, improvisation / Lucie White -- Health care puzzle : creating coverage for low-wage workers and their families / Louise G. Trubek -- Unemployment insurance and low-wage work / Lucy A. Williams -- Community-based, employment-related services for low-wage workers / Joel F. Handler and Yeheskel Hasenfeld -- Perils of advocacy : listening, labeling, appropriating / Kathleen A. Sullivan -- Afterword : what's the globe got to do with it? / Fran Ansley. |
| Local note | Little-315322--305131024001K |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 98008338 |
| ISBN | 0765603322 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0765603330 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV95 .H266 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |