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When work is not enough [electronic resource] : state and federal policies to support needy workers / Robert P. Stoker, Laura A. Wilson.

By: Stoker, Robert Phillip, 1954-.
Contributor(s): Wilson, Laura Ann | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2006Description: viii, 214 p. : ill.Subject(s): Working poor -- Government policy -- United States | Working poor -- Services for -- United States | Public welfare -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 362.85/5610973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Redistribution through work -- Work support programs -- Program design -- State-level benefits -- The cost of living -- From welfare to work supports -- Who gets what? -- Racing up to the bottom -- A work in progress.
Summary: "Examines a broad range of state and federal programs providing cash or in-kind benefits to low-wage workers, low-income families, and families making the transition from welfare to work to assess the ability of the work support system to lead to self-sufficiency"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-204) and index.

Redistribution through work -- Work support programs -- Program design -- State-level benefits -- The cost of living -- From welfare to work supports -- Who gets what? -- Racing up to the bottom -- A work in progress.

"Examines a broad range of state and federal programs providing cash or in-kind benefits to low-wage workers, low-income families, and families making the transition from welfare to work to assess the ability of the work support system to lead to self-sufficiency"--Provided by publisher.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.