Washington's New Poor Law: Welfare "Reform" and the Roads Not Taken, 1935 to the Present

Goldberg, Gertrude Schaffner; Collins, Sheila D.

ISBN 10: 094525783X / ISBN 13: 9780945257837

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2001

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518pp. Bottom spine chipped & bumped with small piece missing; sticker remnants bottom spine. Endnotes; glossary; index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Washington's New Poor Law: Welfare "Reform" and the Roads Not Taken, 1935 to the Present
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 094525783X
• ISBN 13: 9780945257837
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The authors argue that the personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, popularly known as welfare "reform", offers neither work opportunity nor real reform. In repealing the entitlement to welfare and failing to create an entitlement to work - at the same time as it imposes strict, time-limited work requirements - Washington has, in effect, written a new Poor Law.

About the Author

Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg is Professor of Social Policy at Adelphi University School of Social Work and Chair of the National Jobs for All Coalition.

Sheila D. Collins is Professor of Political Science at William Paterson University (NJ) and co-founder of the National Jobs for All Coalition.