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Turning Promises

by Richard Nathan
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Overview

With the enactment of the Family Support Act of 1988, every state is now required to implement a workfare program. Workfare is designed to supplement and in many cases ultimately replace welfare with job training programs. Nathan examines the roles of job training, job placement, education, and child care services as a route to transforming welfare payment programs into systems that stress jobs and services for welfare families.

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With the enactment of the Family Support Act of 1988, every state is now required to implement a workfare program. Workfare is designed to supplement and ultimately replace welfare with job training programs. Nathan examines the roles of job training, job placement, education, and child care services as a route to transforming welfare payment progr

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Argues that the way to turn politicians' good intentions into actions that benefit the citizens is to change the way we recruit, prepare, reward, and treat top managers in government. As an example, explores how the idea of making people work for their welfare fared during the 1980s, both at the national level, and in five states (Arkansas under Bill Clinton being one). Paper edition (07963-X), $15. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Argues that the way to turn politicians' good intentions into actions that benefit the citizens is to change the way we recruit, prepare, reward, and treat top managers in government. As an example, explores how the idea of making people work for their welfare fared during the 1980s, both at the national level, and in five states (Arkansas under Bill Clinton being one). Paper edition (07963-X), $15. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
January 1, 2005
Publisher
Columbia University
Pages
180
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780231079631

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