Work Over Welfare: The Inside Story of the 1996 Welfare Reform Law by Ron Haskins

Transforming Welfare tells the inside story of the legislation that ended ' welfare as we know it.' As a key staffer on the House Ways and Means Committee, author Ron Haskins was one of the architects of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996. In this landmark book, he vividly portrays the political battles that produced the most dramatic overhaul of the welfare system since its creation as part of the New Deal. Haskins starts his story in the early 1990s, as a small group of Republicans lays the groundwork for welfare reform by developing innovative policies to encourage work and fight illegitimacy. These ideas, which included such controversial provisions as mandatory work requirements and time limits for welfare recipients, later became part of the Republicans' Contract with America and were ultimately passed into law.

Publisher:	Brookings Institution Press
Year:	2006
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9780815735083
Condition:	Very Good
Description:	DJ; Large; Heavy.

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SKU: 1303142
Location: Politics