Living on the edge in suburbia from welfare to workfare / Terese Lawinski.

Author/creator Lawinski, Terese
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNashville : Vanderbilt University Press,
Descriptionxi, 196 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from UPCC Books Political Science and Policy Studies 2010 Subject Collection
Subjects
Public welfare--New York (State). --Westchester County.
Welfare recipients--New York (State). --Westchester County. --Case studies.
Welfare recipients--Employment. --New York (State). --Westchester County. --Case studies.
Suburbanites--New York (State). --Westchester County. --Economic conditions. --Case studies.

Contents Introduction -- Living on the edge in suburbia -- From welfare to workfare -- The business of welfare -- Family needs versus welfare limits -- Insecurity and inflexibility of "flexible" labor -- Work first, workfare and education -- Divergent interests.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 179-188) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009028792
ISBN9780826516992 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0826516998 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780826517005 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0826517005 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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