Harrell R Rodgers

American Poverty in a New Era of Reform

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Produktbeschreibung

The U.S. poverty rate today is about 13.3 percent. This modest statistic translates to some 35 million people -- greater than the total population of California, almost twice the population of Texas. Clearly, American society has a stake in assisting as many of the poor as possible to become self-reliant, secure, and economically productive. This was the goal of the most comprehensive major public policy change in recent American history, the welfare reform plan enacted in August 1996. In this book Harrell Rodgers offers a carefully documented assessment of poverty in America and the initial impacts of welfare reform -- which, fortunately, has been implemented during a period of economic expansion and low unemployment. He also underscores the importance of backing up welfare reform with policies that support families' efforts to make genuine, sustainable, long-term improvements in their lives and the prospects of their children.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9780765615961
• ISBN-10: 0765615967
• Artikelnr.: 22231283

Autorenporträt

Authored by Rodgers, Harrell R.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 How Many Americans Are Poor?
Chapter 3 The American Poor
Chapter 4 Why Are People Poor in America?
Chapter 5 The Evolution of Welfare
Chapter 6 State Welfare Plans Under PRWORA
Chapter 7 After PRWORA
Chapter 8 The Impact of Welfare Reform
Chapter 9 Refining American Social Welfare Policy