| Description |
208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202) and index. |
| Contents |
Welfare should be preserved / Clarissa Pinkola Estés -- Welfare should be reformed / Bill Clinton -- Welfare should be expanded / Jane Haddam -- Welfare should be eliminated / Michael Tanner -- Single mothers need adequate welfare / Valerie Polakow -- Single mothers do not need welfare / George Liebmann -- Charitable aid should replace government welfare / Marvin Olasky -- Charitable aid cannot replace government welfare / Fred Kammer -- The high value of welfare benefits keeps the poor on welfare / Michael Tanner, Stephen Moore & David Hartman -- A lack of opportunities keeps the poor on welfare / Chris Tilly & Randy Albelda -- Government programs help teen mothers get off welfare / Pat Rowe -- Government programs do not help teen mothers get off welfare / Douglas J. Besharov & Karen N. Gardiner -- Welfare is a way of life for some women / Rachel Wildavsky & Daniel R. Levine -- Welfare is a necessity for some women / Rita Henley Jensen -- Noncustodial fathers should be required to support their children / Paul Offner -- Most noncustodial fathers support their children / Jenifer Rachel -- Immigrants should be denied welfare / Robert Rector & William F. Lauber -- Immigrants are not a heavy burden on the welfare system / Julian L. Simon -- Corporate welfare should be abolished / Stephen Moore & Dean Stansel -- Corporate subsidies are beneficial / Rob Norton -- Welfare reform should discourage illegitimate births / Douglas J. Besharov -- Welfare reform should not punish women for having children / Mimi Abramovitz -- Welfare recipients should be trained and required to work / Judith M. Gueron -- Job training programs are ineffective / Spencer Rich -- Welfare should be turned over to the states / John Engler -- Welfare should not be turned over to the states / Daniel Patrick Moynihan -- Welfare reform should promote personal responsibility / Tommy G. Thompson -- Welfare reform should serve the needs of the poor / Lynn Woolsey. |
| Subject |
Public welfare -- United States -- Philosophy.
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Public welfare -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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United States -- Social policy.
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United States -- Economic policy.
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| Added Author |
Cozic, Charles P., 1957-
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Winters, Paul A., 1965-
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| ISBN |
1565105192 paperback alkaline paper |
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1565105206 lib. alkaline paper |
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