Welfare Realities: From Rhetoric to Reform

Bane, Mary Jo; Ellwood, David T.

ISBN 10: 0674949137 / ISBN 13: 9780674949133

Published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA; USA, 1996

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Some underlining/nontation to text; moderate wear to cover, else a tight, square copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Welfare Realities: From Rhetoric to Reform
• Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA; USA
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674949137
• ISBN 13: 9780674949133
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Mary Jo Bane and David Ellwood examine the American welfare system―its recipients, its providers, and the swirl of policy ideas surrounding it―with objectivity and clarity. Focusing on the AFDC Program (Aid to Families with Dependent Children), they examine the composition of the populations receiving assistance, the duration of that assistance―who receives benefits for a long time and who only briefly, during important transitional periods―and the prospects facing AFDC recipients within the administrative culture of the system. The authors identify three models that have been used to explain “welfare dependency” and test them against an accumulating body of evidence They offer suggestions for identifying potential long-term recipients so that resources can be targeted to encourage self-sufficiency. Finally, they review policy options.

About the Authors

Mary Jo Bane is Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

David T. Ellwood is Academic Dean and Malcolm Wiener Professor of Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.