U.S. Social Welfare Reform Policy Transitions from 1981 to the Present /

• Main Author: Caputo, Richard K. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: International Series on Consumer Science,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Social policy.; Families.; Families > Social aspects.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Social Sciences.; Family.; Social Policy.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.

Nearly half a century after Lyndon Johnson coined the phrase, America continues to fight the war on poverty, especially as such modern realities as the global economy, job outsourcing, and the recession contribute to the numbers of the unemployed and the working poor. As social welfare and reform ef...

Table of Contents:

• I. Historical Overview of Select Federal Cash Assistance Programs.-Historical Benchmarks Prior to the 1980s
• The Reagan Administration and Public Assistance
• Welfare Reform in the Clinton Administration.-Women’s Employment and EITC Expansion.-TANF and EITC: A Literature Review.- TANF and EITC Use: A Study.-II. Employment and Training Initiatives in the Global Economy.-Employment, Education, and Training Programs.-An Outcome Study: NLSY79.- Economic Well-Being, Human Capital, and EITC-Related Outcomes among NLSY97 Participants in Government-Sponsored Job Training and Other Vocational Education Programs.-Policy Challenges Ahead.