TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hage,Dave
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - Reforming welfare by rewarding work: one state's successful experiment 
AV  - HV98.M65 H34 2004
U1  - 362.5/09776 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Minneapolis
PB  - University of Minnesota Press
KW  - Public welfare
KW  - Minnesota
KW  - Welfare recipients
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Employment
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-210) and index; Welfare 101 : a new approach to public assistance : introducing Patty, Lucille, and Meg -- Reality check (1986) : a crash course in poverty for a divided legislature -- Real life, fall 2001 : Patty leaves an abusive boyfriend, Lucille moves north for a fresh start, Meg abandons her dream of medical school -- Remaking welfare (1987-1994) : making work pay -- Real life, winter 2001-2002 : Meg chooses school over a dead-end job, Patty fights for child support, Lucille pursues her GED -- A new federal challenge (1997) : the Personal Responsibility Act threatens Minnesota's innovations -- Real life, spring 2002 : Lucille escapes a violent neighborhood, surgery for her boys sidetracks Meg, Patty's choice: mother or breadwinner -- Making welfare work (1998-2000) : Minnesota attracts national attention -- Real life, summer 2002 : Patty becomes engaged, Lucille returns south to care for her mother, Meg is back on track -- The limits of Welfare reform (2000-2001) : when work isn't the answer -- Real life, fall 2002 : Lucille wins disability benefits, Patty goes back to square one, Meg finds the perfect job -- Unfinished business : what the nation can learn from Minnesota's experiment; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries
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