Welfare reform in the United States: the first five years of TANF

Holcomb, Pamela; Martinson, Karin

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“…Before briefly discussing the kinds of workfare programmes that have emerged across the USA since 1996, it is important to note that PRWORA effectively abolished the 'right to welfare' as this phrase is commonly understood. Deacon (2001: 1) notes that the original obligation placed upon states 'to pay something to people whose income and resources fell below the limits defined by the federal government' has been removed (see also Holcomb and Martinson, 2003). PRWORA specifically states that the Act 'should not be interpreted to entitle any individual or family to assistance under any state program' (quoted in Deacon, 2001: 1-2).…”

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The Transformation of Welfare States?

Ellison¹

2006

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This accessible work provides a 'political sociology' of welfare states in industrial societies, with both historical and contemporary perspectives. Ellison focuses on the social and political underpinnings of a number of welfare regimes and looks at the transformations they have undergone and the challenges they face.This book assesses current debates about the role of 'globalization' in welfare state change, paying particular attention to contemporary views about the capacity of embedded institutional structures to limit the effects of global economic pressures. Ellison assesses the changing nature of social policies in nine OECD countries -selected to include 'liberal', 'social democratic' and 'continental' welfare regimes. Taking labour market and pension policies as the main areas of investigation, this volume provides 'snapshots' of welfare reform in each case, charting the ways in which different regimes 'manage' the range of challenges with which they are confronted. Ultimately, the book suggests that all contemporary welfare regimes are experiencing a level of 'neoliberal drift'. As yet, this trend towards liberalization remains constrained in those countries with more 'coordinated' economies and institutionalized forms of social partnership -but the question is for how long? This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of International Politics, Sociology and Social Policy.

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2006

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