Welfare Reform
The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 shifted much of the responsibility for administering welfare and determining welfare eligibility and support levels from the federal government to the states. How have states been coping with this new responsibility? How have welfare recipients been affected? What are the current issues and controversies involving welfare programs?
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The effects of recent welfare and immigration reforms on immigrants' access to health care (1). Jacqueline Hagan, Nestor Rodriguez, Randy Capps, Nika Kabiri. International Migration Review Summer 2003 v37 i2 p444(20) (7476 words)
Linking welfare clients to jobs: discretionary use of worker social capital. Michelle Livermore, Alison Neustrom. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare June 2003 v30 i2 p87(17) (5604 words)
Mayors criticize proposed welfare changes. (Bush administration plans would burden cities and states) Lance Davis. Nation's Cities Weekly May 12, 2003 v26 i19 p1(2)
Freedom to fail: the false flexibility of the president's welfare plan. (Dispatches). Drake Bennett. The American Prospect April 2003 v14 i4 p18(3)
Welfare and wedding vows: some legislators want to use welfare funds to strengthen marriages; others have questions. (Brief Article) Courtney Jarchow, Jack Tweedie. State Legislatures April 2003 v29 i4 p24(5)
Welfare reform fails single mothers' kids. (Your Life). USA Today (Magazine) March 2003 v131 i2694 p6(1)
Welfare reform: making work really work. Harrell Rodgers. Policy Studies Journal Feb 2003 v31 i1 p89(12)
The past and future of welfare reform. Douglas J. Besharov. Public Interest Wntr 2003 p4(19)
Welfare reform: doing well, trying to do better; welfare reforms have been quite successful, but there's much more to do. Moving ahead in tight budget times, however, is a daunting task for lawmakers. Jack Tweedie. State Legislatures Jan 2003 v29 i1 p28(4)
The Education of Jessica Rivera: trading in their books for buckets, welfare recipients learn `responsibility'. (Articles). (college education finance and reform) Kim Phillips-Fein. The Nation Nov 25, 2002 v275 i18 p20 Mag.Coll.: 112B0213.
Welfare's true colors. (Comment). (United States)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included) Gary Delgado, Menachem Krajcer. The Nation Oct 28, 2002 v275 i14 p31 Mag.Coll.: 111M0276.
The importance of due process protections after welfare reform: client stories from New York City. Randal S. Jeffrey. Albany Law Review Fall 2002 v66 i1 p123(47)
Policies, principles, and polls: Bill Clinton's third way welfare politics 1992-1996. Brendon O'Connor. The Australian Journal of Politics and History Sept 2002 v48 i3 p396(16)
Activists take on welfare reform: Two views. (related article: TANF Reauthorization: A Quick Guide) Mary Bricker-Jenkins, Beth Brookland. Dollars & Sense Sept-Oct 2002 p16(8)
Welfare recipients: how do they become independent? Tyrone Cheng. Social Work Research Sept 2002 v26 i3 p159(12)
The Right Welfare Reform. (Brief Article) Ruth Conniff. The Nation July 22, 2002 v275 i4 p5
Liberal lessons from welfare reform: why welfare-to-work turned out better than we expected. (The Politics). Christopher Jencks. The American Prospect July 15, 2002 v13 i13 pA9(4)
Welfare reform depends on good child care; isn't the whole point to rescue the next generation? (Children). Barbara Wolfe, Deborah Lowe Vandell. The American Prospect July 15, 2002 v13 i13 pA19(3)
Welfare reform's hidden ally: part of the praise given to welfare reform properly belongs to the Earned Income Tax Credit. (Income). Robert Greenstein. The American Prospect July 15, 2002 v13 i13 pA35(2)
Staring Across A Great Divide: The chasm between politicians and assistance recipients seems nearly unbridgeable. Has any member of Congress ever lived on a welfare check? (economics of welfare reform)(Brief Article)(Column) Anna Quindlen. Newsweek July 1, 2002 p64
Pro-marriage and antigay. (last word). (closer look at implications of welfare reform)(Brief Article) Urvashi Vaid. The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) April 16, 2002 p72(1)
Ensuring the stability of welfare-to-work exits: The importance of recipient knowledge about work incentives. (Statistical Data Included) Steven G. Anderson. Social Work April 2002 v47 i2 p162(9)
Cheap Shot. (opposition to President George W. Bush's welfare reform proposal)(Brief Article) The New Republic March 18, 2002 p9
Bush Administration unveils welfare reform plan. (Brief Article) Pamela Konde. Nation's Cities Weekly March 4, 2002 v25 i9 p2(1)
How states are spending their welfare money--or not: Not only have states diminished their support for cash assistance, but other resources for poor people are drying up too. (Economy in Numbers). (Statistical Data Included) Tami J. Friedman. Dollars & Sense March 2002 p46(2)
Reforming Welfare--Take Two : AS CONGRESS REVISITS THE WELFARE DEBATE, IT'S TIME FOR A SOBER LOOK AT WHAT THE LAW HAS WROUGHT, AND A NEW VISION OF WHAT THE SYSTEM COULD--AND SHOULD--BE. Peter Edelman. The Nation Feb 4, 2002 v274 i4 p16
Who's Utopian Now? (welfare reform and economics, United States)(Statistical Data Included) BARBARA EHRENREICH, FRANCES FOX PIVEN. The Nation Feb 4, 2002 v274 i4 p23
Will welfare reform hold up?: With a recession in progress and caseloads increasing, we will soon know if reform has truly transformed the welfare system. Jack Tweedie. State Legislatures Feb 2002 v28 i2 p20(4)
Correlates of Employment Among Welfare Recipients: Do Psychological Characteristics and Attitudes Matter? [1]. (Statistical Data Included) Ariel Kalil, Heidi A. Schweingruber, Kristin S. Seefeldt. American Journal of Community Psychology Oct 2001 v29 i5 p701
Rhetoric and Reality of Work-Based Welfare Reform. Maria Cancian. Social Work Oct 2001 v46 i4 p309
Welfare Reform: How Successful? (Statistical Data Included) Michael Tanner. World and I Oct 2001 v16 i10 pNA
Welfare: What is to Be. (Issues). Frances Fox Piven, Tim Sampson. Social Policy Fall 2001 v32 i1 p40(5)
The General Welfare:Consequences and lessons of reform. (the Clinton administration received extensive criticism for enacting welfare reform in 1996, but five years later even the critics admit it has worked better than expected) RAMESH PONNURU. National Review Sept 17, 2001 v53 i18 pNA
SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. (Brief Article) Stephen V. Cameron, Robert A. Moffitt, Carol Rapaport. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic Policy Review Sept 2001 v7 i2 p3
Welfare Reform's Next Step. Tommy G. Thompson. Brookings Review Summer 2001 v19 i3 p2
From Welfare to Work. ISABEL SAWHILL. Brookings Review Summer 2001 v19 i3 p4
Giving IS NOT Enough. Ron Haskins. Brookings Review Summer 2001 v19 i3 p12
Welfare Reform and Devolution. Mark Greenberg. Brookings Review Summer 2001 v19 i3 p20
From D.C. to Des Moines--the Progress of Welfare Reform. (Statistical Data Included) Jack Tweedie. State Legislatures April 2001 v27 i4 p22
WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOW ABOUT WELFARE REFORM? Robin H. Rogers-Dillon. Society Jan 2001 v38 i2 p7
REFORMING WELFARE: THE NEXT POLICY DEBATES. John C. Weicher. Society Jan 2001 v38 i2 p16
POVERTY REFORM THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVE. Ira Silver. Society Jan 2001 v38 i2 p28
Introduction: Welfare Reform: Preliminary Research and Unanswered Questions. Diana M. Zuckerman, Ariel Kalil. Journal of Social Issues Winter 2000 v56 i4 p579
Welfare Reform in America: A Clash of Politics and Research. Diana M. Zuckerman. Journal of Social Issues Winter 2000 v56 i4 p587
How Teen Mothers Are Faring Under Welfare Reform. Ariel Kalil, Sandra K. Danziger. Journal of Social Issues Winter 2000 v56 i4 p775
The Hassle Factor. (how welfare reform looks in Camden, New Jersey) Michael W. Lynch. Reason Dec 2000 v32 i7 p18
The Impact of Welfare Reform on Men's Violence against Women [1]. Stephanie Riger, Maryann Krieglstein. American Journal of Community Psychology Oct 2000 v28 i5 p631
WHAT'S WRONG WITH WELFARE-TO-WORK. (reality check for legislators about mothers in the low and no wage workforce)(Critical Essay) RANDY ALBELDA. Dollars & Sense Sept 2000 p32
Welfare reform--four years later. DOUGLAS J. BESHARUV, PETER GERMANIS. The Public Interest, Summer 2000 p17
The twilight of liberal welfare reform. Lawrence Mead. The Public Interest, Spring 2000 p22
Scapegoating Poor Women: An Analysis of Welfare Reform. Nancy E. Rose. Journal of Economic Issues, March 2000 v34 i1 p143
Hidden barriers to success for women in welfare reform. Jean F. East. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, May-June 1999 v80 i3 p295(1)
Helping people escape poverty. Lane Jennings. The Futurist, February 1999 v33 i2 p12(2)
Beyond patching the safety net: a welfare and work survival strategy. Chris Tilly. Dollars & Sense, January-February 1999 i221 p14(4) |
