U.S. Social Welfare Reform

Policy Transitions from 1981 to the Present

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

AvRichard K. Caputo,Richard K Caputo

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This book examines pivotal changes in social welfare for low-income families in the United States between the advent of the Reagan administration, and the end of the G.W. Bush administration, as well as the rise of the Earned Income Tax Credit program.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-01-31
Mått160 x 240 x 25 mm
Vikt602 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieInternational Series on Consumer Science
Antal sidor308
Upplaga2011
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN9781441976734

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Richard K. Caputo, Ph.D. has authored four books, including the two-volume Welfare and Freedom American Style on the role of the federal government in social welfare provisioning in the United States from 1941 through 1980. He served as editor of the book, Challenges of Aging on US Families: Policy and Practice Implications, in which he also has a chapter "Inheritance and intergenerational transmission of parental care." He is also the guest editor for the special issue of Families in Society on social justice, of Marriage & Family Review on challenges of aging on US families, and of the Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare on contemporary history of social policy. Dr. Caputo currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Family & Economic Issues, the Journal of Poverty, Families in Society, the Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, and Marriage & Family Review. He has also published original research on several aspects of social welfare provisioning in the United States in these and other peer-reviewed journals.

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