Welfare Reform, 1996-2000

JOHN E. HANSAN is Vice President of Capitol Advantage, coordinator of Odyssey Forum, and former director of the National Conference on Social Welfare. His most recent publications include 365 Ways...Retirees' Guide to Productive Lifestyles (Greenwood Press, 1996), The National Government and Social Welfare: What Should Be the Federal Role? (Auburn House, 1997), and Personal Assistance: The Future of Home Care (1998).ROBERT MORRIS is Kirstein Professor Emeritus, Brandeis University, and Cardinal Medeiros Lecturer, University of Massachusetts-Boston. He is a former president of the Gerontological Society of America and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Public Health Association. Among his recent publications are, The National Government and Social Welfare: What Should Be the Federal Rule (Auburn House, 1997) and Personal Assistance: The Future of Home Care (1998).

• Foreword by Patrick Babcock Preface Introduction by John E. Hansan and Robert Morris Work in America: Ethic or Mania? by Alvin L. Schorr The Work-Welfare Conundrum: Some Autobiographical Reflections by Eli Ginzberg Welfare Reform and the Low-Wage Labor Market: Employment, Wages, and Wage Policies by Jared Bernstein The Employment Experiences and Potential Earnings of Welfare Recipients by Gary Burtless Toward a New Generation of Community Jobs Programs by Clifford Johnson Teaching Work: Vocational Education, Workforce Preparation, and the Future of Welfare Reform by Howard Schweber Role of Management in Welfare Reform by James A. Krauskopf How Safe Is the Safety Net for Poor Children? by Martha N. Ozawa and Yat-sang Lum Initial Returns Show Welfare Devolution Failing by J. Larry Brown and Sandra H. Venner Welfare Reform: Next Steps by John E. Hansan and Robert Morris Appendix