Abstract
IN THIS chapter I summarize both the meaning of welfare and welfare reform as political issues and the effects of reform in recent years.1 I concentrate mainly on the United States, especially the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 and its aftermath. More briefly, I also summarize the New Deal in Britain, to which some of our authors refer. I try to avoid saying anything that well-informed observers would dispute, whatever their politics.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Welfare Reform and Political Theory |
| Publisher | Russell Sage Foundation |
| Pages | 10-33 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0871545950, 9780871545886 |
| State | Published - 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences