Welfare and welfare reform / Tom Streissguth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Streissguth, Thomas, 1958-

Series:

Library in a book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare.

Physical Description:

282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Facts On File, [2009]

Summary:

Each volume of the Facts On File Library in a Book series is carefully designed to be a first-stop research source on important current issues. Written clearly and carefully so that even the most complex aspects of the topic are easily understandable, the books give the reader the essential information to begin work, plus the research tools needed to delve more deeply into the issues. Each book includes a history of the subject, biographical information on important figures in the field, a complete annotated bibliography, and a carefully designed index-everything the researcher needs to get down to work.

Private and public welfare programs have provided those in need with basic necessities-including food, clothing, health services, and housing-throughout the history of the United States. But the debate over welfare is contentious: It concerns basic ideas about the proper function, size, and obligations of government, and these topics lie at the heart of America's conservative/liberal divide. Despite a major reform of welfare in the 1990s, economists continue to dispute the effects of welfare on neighborhoods, families, and employment. Welfare and Welfare Reform provides an overview of the history of the topic and opinions surrounding it. This timely volume covers the tangled system of U.S. welfare laws, amendments, eligibility and work requirements, spending mandates, block grants, and tax policies. Illuminating court cases such as Steward Machine Company v. Davis and documents such as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Welfare and Welfare Reform presents multiple perspectives on the issue while also plotting a course for future debate.

Contents:

Part I Overview Of The Topic

Chapter 1 Introduction to Welfare and Welfare Reform 3

Chapter 2 The Law of Welfare and Welfare Reform 45

Chapter 3 Chronology 95

Chapter 4 Biographical Listing 109

Chapter 5 Glossary 119

Part II Guide To Further Research

Chapter 6 How to Research Welfare and Welfare Reform 129

Chapter 7 Annotated Bibliography 143

Chapter 8 Organizations and Agencies 205

Part III Appendices

Appendix A National Radio Address Delivered by Frances Perkins (1935) 215

Appendix B Speech by President Franklin Roosevelt on Signing the Social Security Act of 1935 223

Appendix C President Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" Speech (1964) 225

Appendix D Daniel Patrick Moynihan's Speech Opposing Welfare Reform (1995) 231

Appendix E President Bill Clinton's Remarks on Signing the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 237

Appendix F Selection from the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 243

Appendix G Overall Welfare Spending, Federal and State, 1968-2002 249

Appendix H Highlights of Welfare Provisions Within the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 251

Appendix I Seventh Annual Report of the Office of Family Assistance/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (2006) 257.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-203) and index.

ISBN:

9780816071142

0816071144

OCLC:

224444657