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1	American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare more books like this by Jason Deparle add to wishlist A New York Times Notable Book for 2004. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.76! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	So You Think I Drive a Cadillac?: Welfare Recipients' Perspectives on the System and Its Reform more books like this by Karen Seccombe add to wishlist This down-to-earth look at the welfare system provides readers with stories from welfare recipients themselves and from those who recently left welfare for work: how they got onto welfare, what the reality of welfare (and welfare reform) is for them, issues in raising their families, their plans, hopes, and dreams are for the future, and some of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.00! \| SVS
3	Work Over Welfare: The Inside Story of the 1996 Welfare Reform Law more books like this by Ron Haskins add to wishlist This book 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, 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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.89! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Unsung Heroines: Single Mothers and the American Dream more books like this by Ruth Sidel add to wishlist This compelling book destroys the derogatory images of single mothers that too often prevail in the media and in politics by creating a rich, moving, multidimensional picture of who these women really are. Ruth Sidel interviewed mothers from diverse races, ethnicities, religions, and social classes who became single through divorce, separation, ... see all copies from $2.29! new only from $11.00! \| SVS
5	Social Welfare Programs: Narratives from Hard Times more books like this by Raymond Albert, Louise Skolnik add to wishlist Helps students understand the social programs affecting professional practice with those who have been economically dislocated, and the poor who find themselves situated on the fringe of the economy that find themselves dependent on government programs. Students will gain an understanding of the legal documents they will encounter. see all copies from $15.45! new only from $16.00!
6	Making Ends Meet: How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low-Wage Work more books like this by Laura Lein, Kathryn Edin add to wishlist Based on interviews with nearly 400 welfare and low-income single mothers, in four states over a six year period, "Making Ends Meet" offers dramatic evidence that in the present labor market unskilled single mothers who hold jobs are frequently worse off than those on welfare. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.50! \| signed copies \| SVS
7	Respect in a World of Inequality: The Formation of Character in a World of Inequality more books like this by Prof. Richard Sennett add to wishlist Distinguished sociologist Sennett explores the need for respect--and the consequences of disrespect--in a highly competitive and interdependent society. He looks at three factors that undermine mutual respect: unequal ability, adult dependency, and degrading forms of compassion. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Social Work Practice: A Critical Thinker's Guide more books like this by Professor Eileen Gambrill add to wishlist Now in a new edition, this accessible, engaging textbook presents step-by-step guidelines and useful examples for each phase of practice, from assessment to intervention to evaluation. Its key focus remains on emphasizing the importance of critical thinking in making sound practice decisions. Eileen Gambrill - a pioneer of the evidence-based ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $56.50! \| SVS
9	Glass Ceilings and Bottomless Pits: Women's Work, Women's Poverty more books like this by Randy Lalbelda, Chris Tilly, Randy Albelda add to wishlist Glass Ceilings and Bottomless Pits demonstrates that, while the female corporate executive and the welfare mother may seem to be a world apart, they have much in common -- job discrimination, lower pay than men, and primary responsibility for the unpaid work of making sure their children are cared for. Randy Albelda and Chris Tilly provide a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.20! \| SVS
10	Hands to Work: Three Women Navigate the New World of Welfare Deadlines and Work Rules more books like this by LynNell Hancock add to wishlist In this illuminating examination of our national welfare policy, award-winning veteran reporter and writer LynNell Hancock offers an intimate, heart-wrenching, and beautifully rendered portrait of three women and their families as they struggle to find their way through the new rules and regulations of the public assistance system. "Hands to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| SVS
11 view cover	Saving Bernice: Battered Women, Welfare, and Poverty more books like this by Jody Raphael add to wishlist "A must-read for everyone who wishes to end not just welfare, but poverty 'as we know it." -- Patricia Ireland see all copies from $8.24! new only from $18.98! \| SVS
12	Rose's Story: Rose, a Survivor of Our Social Services more books like this by Rose add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.49!
13 view cover	Putting Children First: How Low-Wage Working Mothers Manage Child Care more books like this by Ajay Chaudry add to wishlist Iluminates the plight of low-income, single working mothers and the difficulties they face in securing decent, affordable care for their children. see all copies from $15.28! new only from $15.65! \| SVS
14 view cover	Not Working: Latina Immigrants, Low-Wage Jobs, and the Failure of Welfare Reform more books like this by Alejandra Marchevsky, Jeanne Theoharis add to wishlist "Not Working" chronicles the devastating effects of the 1996 welfare reform legislation that ended welfare as we know it. Through vivid story-telling and pointed analysis, the book profiles the day-to-day struggles of Mexican immigrant women in the Los Angeles area, showing the increased vulnerability they face in the welfare office and labor ... see all copies from $19.95! new only from $27.60! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Tyranny of Kindness: Dismantling the Welfare System to End Poverty in America more books like this by Theresa Funiciello add to wishlist Now in paperback, Tyranny of Kindness is an authoritative indictment of America's welfare system--by a former welfare mother. Theresa Funicello--who has appeared on Donahue and other programs talking about her ideas--reveals the injustices and inefficiencies of welfare, and presents a humane, sensible, cost-effective alternative. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Welfare's End more books like this by Gwendolyn Mink add to wishlist This defense of welfare sees single mothers as caregivers who are beneficial to society, and parenting as a fundamental right worthy of government support. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Working from the Margins: Voices of Mothers in Poverty more books like this by Virginia E Schein add to wishlist Virginia E. Schein shatters the stereotype of mothers on welfare. The women she interviewed in cities, towns, and rural areas talked to her about their deep committment to the children they are raising in poverty, about the abuse they have endured, about their eagerness for meaningful work, and about their inventiveness in stretching scarce ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.67! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Living on the Edge: The Realities of Welfare in America more books like this by Professor Mark Robert Rank add to wishlist This acclaimed book powerfully depicts a side of the welfare experience rarely seen, dispelling the myth that only an urban underclass -- the center of most policy debate -- struggles on welfare. Rank's juxtaposition of numbers and faces demonstrates that welfare recipients share much in common with the rest of the population. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.00! \| first editions
19 view cover	Governing Work and Welfare in a New Economy: European and American Experiments more books like this by Jonathan Zeitlin (Editor), David Trubek (Editor) add to wishlist This book examines the common challenges confronting the European Union and the United States as they reconfigure work and welfare in a new economy and struggle to develop effective and legitimate governance arrangements. Chapters by leading European and American scholars demonstrate that despite institutional and political differences, the EU and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
20 view cover	The Welfare Marketplace: Privatization and Welfare Reform more books like this by Mary Bryna Sanger, Strobe Talbott (Foreword by) add to wishlist This study examines the trend toward competitive contracting of government functions. By focusing on four jurisdictions that hired private firms to handle welfare-to-work services, it reveals the ways in which increased contracting with the private and nonprofit sectors is changing the role and capacity of government, threatening accountability ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $16.70!
21 view cover	Gender, Equality and Welfare States more books like this by Professor Diane Sainsbury add to wishlist What differences do welfare state variations make for women? How do women and men fare in different welfare states? Diane Sainsbury answers these questions by analysing the situation in countries whose welfare state policies differ in significant ways: the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Building on feminist ... see all copies from $4.47! new only from $13.93! \| first editions \| SVS
22	Human Harvest: The Sacramento Murder Story more books like this add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Learning from Leaders: Welfare Reform Politics and Policy in Five Midwestern States more books like this by Professor Carol S Weissert (Editor) add to wishlist Several Midwestern states have been leaders on welfare reform in the 1990s and have led the way for other states in implementing the federal Personal Resonsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcillation Act of 1996. This book provides detailed analyses of the political rationales and processes that preceded the federal directive to states to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.39!
24 view cover	We the Poor People: Work, Poverty, and Welfare more books like this by Mr. Joel F Handler, Professor Yeheskel Hasenfeld add to wishlist The authors of this text discuss current policies, efforts and programmes designed to deal with the poor and analyze what works, what does not work, and why. They promote policies that would facilitate leaving welfare for work - particulary in the case of single mothers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Welfare Reform and Political Theory more books like this by Lawrence M Mead (Editor), Christopher Beem (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $2.49! new only from $7.40! \| first editions \| SVS

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