Work, Welfare and Politics

2002 History

Author : Frances Fox Piven
Release : 2002
Genre : History
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Download or read book Work, Welfare and Politics written by Frances Fox Piven. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an editorial team that includes Piven, one of the foremost academic critics of conservative ideologies and practices surrounding welfare reform (including that of Bill Clinton's), comes 22 essays that explore a wide range of political, economic, ideological, and social issues surrounding the implementation of the Orwellian-named Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 and the slashing of Aid to Families with Dependent Children program, as well as current efforts to expand upon those assaults on the social safety net. The articles are separated into sections that respectively deal with the politics and ideology of welfare reform (with Piven describing a "politics of greed"), the central issues of motherhood and sex associated with reform ideology, critiques of the stated rationales for the "Work First" ideology, welfare reform as a method of social control and repression of the poor, the effects of reform on family well-being, its impact on state and local systems, and political efforts to reverse the damage of reform. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Work and the Welfare State

2013-10-01 Political Science

Author : Evelyn Z. Brodkin
Release : 2013-10-01
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book Work and the Welfare State written by Evelyn Z. Brodkin. This book was released on 2013-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work and the Welfare State places street-level organizations at the analytic center of welfare-state politics, policy, and management. This volume offers a critical examination of efforts to change the welfare state to a workfare state by looking at on-the-ground issues in six countries: the US, UK, Australia, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands. An international group of scholars contribute organizational studies that shed new light on old debates about policies of workfare and activation. Peeling back the political rhetoric and technical policy jargon, these studies investigate what really goes on in the name of workfare and activation policies and what that means for the poor, unemployed, and marginalized populations subject to these policies. By adopting a street-level approach to welfare state research, Work and the Welfare State reveals the critical, yet largely hidden, role of governance and management reforms in the evolution of the global workfare project. It shows how these reforms have altered organizational arrangements and practices to emphasize workfare’s harsher regulatory features and undermine its potentially enabling ones. As a major contribution to expanding the conceptualization of how organizations matter to policy and political transformation, this book will be of special interest to all public management and public policy scholars and students.

The Work of Politics

2020-09-24 Philosophy

Author : Steven Klein
Release : 2020-09-24
Genre : Philosophy
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Download or read book The Work of Politics written by Steven Klein. This book was released on 2020-09-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This theoretically innovative book shows how democratic social movements can use the welfare state to challenge domination in society.

Actively Seeking Work?

1995-03-15 Business & Economics

Author : Desmond King
Release : 1995-03-15
Genre : Business & Economics
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Download or read book Actively Seeking Work? written by Desmond King. This book was released on 1995-03-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrating archival and documentary materials with an analysis of the sources of political support for work-welfare programmes, this work examines the reasons behind the lack of effective training and work programmes for the unemployed in Great Britain and the United States.

Social Welfare

1987 Political Science

Author : Diana M. DiNitto
Release : 1987
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book Social Welfare written by Diana M. DiNitto. This book was released on 1987. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: B> This is the leading book in social welfare policy in departments of social work, political science, administration and government. Originally written with Thomas Dye, subsequent editions by Diana DiNitto have been acknowledged as the most comprehensive orientation to social welfare available. DiNitto's approach is politically neutral; she describes the major welfare programs, including welfare, social security, disability, health insurance, and more. This new edition includes new and updated information on welfare (TANF), food stamps, managed care, disability, aging, the change from a budget deficit to a budget surplus, the latest figures on poverty, and the latest information on job training and employment. For anyone interested in public policy or social welfare.

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