Stoker, Robert Phillip, 1954-

When work is not enough state and federal policies to support needy workers / [electronic resource] : Robert P. Stoker, Laura A. Wilson. - Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2006. - viii, 214 p. : ill.

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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2009.
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Working poor--Government policy--United States.
Working poor--Services for--United States.
Public welfare--United States.


Electronic books.

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