Dan A Lewis

Gaining Ground in Illinois

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Lewis's scientific study of welfare reform and its effects on the people of Illinois offers advice for policymakers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9780875806273
• ISBN-10: 0875806279
• Artikelnr.: 26819860

Autorenporträt

Dan Lewis

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Section I: Welfare Reform in Political and Ideological Perspective in
Illinois and Nationally
Chapter 1: Beyond Left and Right and the Problem of Welfare Reform
Chapter 2: Making the Words Flesh: Welfare Reform in the Illinois Political
Culture
Chapter 3: The Illinois Families Study
Section II: Person-Centered Characteristics that Influence the Outcomes of
Welfare Reform
Chapter 4: Two Worlds of Welfare: Overview of Welfare Caseload Trends in
Illinois
Chapter 5: Working and Earning After Welfare Reform
Chapter 6: Depression and Welfare
Chapter 7: How the Children Fare
Section III: Policy Factors Influencing the Poor in Illinois
Chapter 8: Sanctions: Do They Help or Hurt the Poor?
Chapter 9: Did Welfare Reform Launch the Poor into Better Neighborhoods?
Chapter 10: Assessing the Results and Moving Forward
Appendix A: Springfield Data Collection
Appendix B: Background on the IFS Qualitative Sample
Notes
References
Index