Welfare reform / Ann Chih Lin, editor ; Kristin S. Seefeldt, author.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seefeldt, Kristin S.

Contributor:

Lin, Ann Chih.

Series:

CQ's vital issues series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--United States.

Public welfare.

United States.

Welfare recipients--United States.

Welfare recipients.

United States--Social policy.

Social policy.

Physical Description:

xi, 272 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2002]

Contents:

1. Issues, Viewpoints, and Trends / The CQ Researcher Welfare Reform Update 1

Current Situation 25

2. Politics and Policy 54

Welfare and Welfare Reform: 1930s-1990s 54

State Implementation of the Welfare Reform 66

Delivery of Welfare Services Under TANF 85

Looking Toward the Future: Possible Emerging Policy Issues 90

3. Businesses and Nonprofit Organizations 102

The Role of Businesses in Welfare Reform 103

The Ups and Downs of For-Profits in Welfare Reform 105

Business Involvement as Employers 110

Nonprofit Organizations 113

What Next for Businesses and Nonprofits in Welfare Reform? 130

4. International Implications 137

The Development of Social Welfare Systems 138

Models of Welfare States 140

Privatization and the Delivery of Welfare Services in Europe 145

Economic Change and the European Welfare System 147

Further Research and Chronology 161

Facts, Policies, and Commentary 165

California and the Wisconsin Welfare Waivers Experiments 165

Examples of State Work First Policies 166

Challenges with Welfare Privatization Policies 168

Charles Murray and Losing Ground 170

Long-Awaited Welfare Proposal Would Make Gradual Changes 171

Reconciliation: GOP Produces Welfare Agreement, Urges Clinton to Sign On 177

Welfare: Conference Report Highlights 180

Presidential Veto Message: Welfare-to-Work Provisions Cited in Veto of Overhaul 182

GOP Prepares to Act on Governors' Plan 184

Clinton's Changing Welfare Views 187

Presidential News Conference: Clinton Says Welfare Bill Is a 'Real Step Forward' 189

Special Report/Social Policy

Issue: Welfare 198

Provisions: Welfare Overhaul Law 199

Parties Differ Over Success of '96 Welfare Law 228

As Welfare Caseloads Decline, Parties Disagree Over Whether to Reach Out or Cut Back 228

Welfare Overhaul's Next Wave 231

Selected Sections of Family Support Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-485) 239

Selected Sections of Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193) 250

Selected Sections of the Personal Responsibility Act (Welfare Reform) as found in the "Contract with America" 254

Supreme Court Decision in Saenz v. Roe 259.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1568026609

1568026595

OCLC:

48661123