dc.contributor.author	Acker, Joan
dc.contributor.author	Morgen, Sandra
dc.contributor.author	Gonzales, Lisa
dc.contributor.author	Weigt, Jill
dc.contributor.author	Barry, Kate
dc.contributor.author	Heath, Terri
dc.date.accessioned	2005-06-19T18:30:10Z
dc.date.available	2005-06-19T18:30:10Z
dc.date.issued	2002
dc.description	81 p.	en
dc.description	A print copy of this title is available through the UO Libraries under the call number: KNIGHT HV98.O7 A35 2002
dc.description.abstract	Table of Contents: Acknowledgements. List of Figures. Executive Summary. Introduction: Are the New Welfare Policies Working? Section I — A Study of Former Welfare Recipients in Oregon. What did we study? Whom did we study? Who are the TANF-diverted? TANF Leavers vs.Food Stamp Leavers. Section II — The Struggle for Self-sufficiency. Are former welfare recipients working? What kind of wages are former recipients earning? How do wage levels fit into the bigger picture? Can families make it on low wages alone? Is “welfare reform ”helping families climb out of poverty? Who is making it? Who isn ’t making it? Section III — The Low-wage Labor Market. Is welfare-to-work working? What is a good job? Will job prospects for former recipients improve? What makes a good job for single parents? Section IV — The Work of Raising Children. Who has problems with childcare? How important is childcare assistance? Is daycare the only solution? Why can ’t poor mothers care for their own children? Section V — Non-employment and Unemployment. Do employers care about the lives of low-wage workers? What happens when people who are poor get sick? Section VI — The Demographics of Poverty. Who ’s poor in Oregon? Does the low-wage sector discriminate? Does labor have a gender divide? Section VII — Education, Training and Job Advancement. Does “welfare reform ”provide a route out of poverty? Why can ’t people who are poor access education? What makes educational attainment possible? Conclusion — Setting and Meeting the Goal of Poverty Reduction. Is “welfare reform ”reducing poverty in Oregon? Recommendations. An end to poverty? Bibliography.	en
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dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1794/952
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy matters;# 2
dc.subject	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Program)
dc.subject	United States. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
dc.subject	Public welfare -- Oregon
dc.subject	Welfare recipients -- Employment -- Oregon
dc.subject	Welfare recipients -- Government policy -- Oregon
dc.subject	Economic assistance, Domestic -- Oregon
dc.subject	Poverty -- Oregon
dc.subject.lcsh	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Program)
dc.subject.lcsh	United States. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
dc.subject.lcsh	Public welfare -- Oregon
dc.subject.lcsh	Welfare recipients -- Employment -- Oregon
dc.subject.lcsh	Welfare recipients -- Government policy -- Oregon
dc.subject.lcsh	Economic assistance, Domestic -- Oregon
dc.subject.lcsh	Poverty -- Oregon
dc.title	Welfare Restructuring, Work & Poverty: Policy Implications from Oregon	en
dc.type	Book	en

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