Welfare Restructuring, Work & Poverty: Policy Implications from Oregon

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dc.contributor.authorAcker, Joan
dc.contributor.authorMorgen, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorGonzales, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorWeigt, Jill
dc.contributor.authorBarry, Kate
dc.contributor.authorHeath, Terri
dc.date.accessioned2005-06-19T18:30:10Z
dc.date.available2005-06-19T18:30:10Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description81 p.en
dc.descriptionA print copy of this title is available through the UO Libraries under the call number: KNIGHT HV98.O7 A35 2002
dc.description.abstractTable 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.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/952
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherCenter for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregonen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy matters;# 2
dc.subjectTemporary Assistance for Needy Families (Program)
dc.subjectUnited States. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
dc.subjectPublic welfare -- Oregon
dc.subjectWelfare recipients -- Employment -- Oregon
dc.subjectWelfare recipients -- Government policy -- Oregon
dc.subjectEconomic assistance, Domestic -- Oregon
dc.subjectPoverty -- Oregon
dc.subject.lcshTemporary Assistance for Needy Families (Program)
dc.subject.lcshUnited States. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
dc.subject.lcshPublic welfare -- Oregon
dc.subject.lcshWelfare recipients -- Employment -- Oregon
dc.subject.lcshWelfare recipients -- Government policy -- Oregon
dc.subject.lcshEconomic assistance, Domestic -- Oregon
dc.subject.lcshPoverty -- Oregon
dc.titleWelfare Restructuring, Work & Poverty: Policy Implications from Oregonen
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