Devolution and welfare: the social and legal implications of state inequalities for welfare reform in the United States

Part of a special issue on welfare and punishment in the era of President George W. Bush. The writers analyze the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), its federalist characteristics, and the social and legal implications for welfare reform of inequalities be...

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Authors: Whitaker, Ingrid Phillips 1965- (Author) ; Time, Victoria M. 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2001
In: Social justice
Year: 2001, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 76-90
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Poor families > United States
Employment policy (Economic theory)
Public Welfare
Public welfare > United States
Federal Government
State governments > United States