Publication Date
1-1-2002
DOI
10.17848/9781417508884
Abstract
This volume presents a comprehensive look at how welfare reforms enacted in 1996 are affecting caseloads, employment, earnings, and family well-being in rural areas.
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Note
This book presents revised versions of about half of the papers presented at a conference on the title topic held in Washington, DC, May 2000
ISBN
9780880992404 (cloth) ; 9780880992398 (pbk.) ; 9781417508884 (ebook)
Subject Areas
UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY, and INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS; Poverty and income support; Income support programs; Low wage labor markets; WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; Public training programs; Welfare to work
Citation
Weber, Bruce A., Greg J. Duncan, and Leslie A. Whitener, eds. 2002. Rural Dimensions of Welfare Reform. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. https://doi.org/10.17848/9781417508884
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Contents
Introduction: As the Dust Settles: Welfare Reform and Rural America / Leslie A. Whitener, Bruce A. Weber, and Greg Duncan
Part 1: Welfare Reform, Rural Labor Markets, and Rural Poverty (Chapters 1-3)
Part 2: Welfare Dynamics in Rural and Urban Areas (Chapters 4-8)
Part 3: Employment and Family Well-Being under Welfare Reform (Chapters 9-13)
Part 4: Food Assistance and Hunger: The Rural Dimension (Chapters 14-15)
Part 5: Lessons Learned (Chapter 16)