Find out howand whylegislation has made economic rights more
important than human rights Since 1996, politicians and public
officials in the United States have celebrated the success of
welfare reform legislation despite little, if any, evidence to
support their claims. The Promise of Welfare Reform: Political
Rhetoric and the Reality of Poverty in the Twenty-First Century
presents articles from 23 community practitioners and researchers
who challenge the reform that has turned public aid from a right to
a privilege. The authors transcend conventional academic writing,
offering careful and thoughtful analysis that examines the history
of welfare reform, its connection to poverty, family issues, and
the impact of racism on poverty and on the treatment of the poor.
The Promise of Welfare Reform analyzes the consequences over the
past ten years of legislative changes made to the public assistance
program formerly known as Aid to Families with Dependant Children
(AFDC). This powerful book examines the social, political, and
economic context of welfare reform, including the elimination of
poverty as a societal goal, how racial and ethic groups have been
targeted, popular stereotypes about the poor and their work ethic,
anti-immigrant hostility, the struggles of single mothers with
children, domestic violence, and marriage as a realistic escape
from poverty. The book's authors address the need for empathy and
understanding to change public sentiments about welfare and
poverty. Contributors to The Promise of Welfare Reform include:
Elizabeth A. Segal and Keith M. Kilty, co-founding editors of the
Journal of Poverty (Haworth) Frances Fox Piven, co-author of
Regulating the Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare Ann Withorn,
co-editor of For Crying Out Loud: Women's Poverty in the United
States Mimi Abramovitz, author of Under Attack, Fighting Back:
Women and Welfare in the United States Joel Blau, co-author with
Mimi Abramovitz of The Dynamics of Social Welfare Policy Margaret
K. Nelson, author of The Social Economy of Single Mothers: Raising
Children in Rural America Gwendolyn Mink, co-editor of Welfare: A
Documentary History of U.S. Policy and Politics Kenneth J. Neubeck,
co-author of Welfare Racism: Playing the Race Card Against
America's Poor Lynn Fujiwara, author of Sanctioning Immigrants:
Asian Immigrant Women and the Racial Politics of Welfare Reform
Nancy C. Jurik, author of Bootstrap Dreams: U.S. Microenterprise
Developments in an Era of Welfare Reform and much more! The Promise
of Welfare Reform challenges current views on welfare reform and
promotes alternative methods to alleviate poverty. It is an
essential resource for sociologists, political scientists,
economists, public policy and management specialists, social
welfare and human services workers, and anyone else concerned about
changes made to public assistance by the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
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