Life after welfare [electronic resource] : reform and the persistence of poverty / Laura Lein and Deanna T. Schexnayder ; with Karen Nanges Douglas and Daniel G. Schroeder.
Publication details: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 173 p. : ill., mapISBN:- 0292716664 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0292716672 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780292716667 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780292716674 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 362.5/56809764 22
- HV98.T5 L44 2007eb
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-163) and index.
Families in a changing welfare context -- The context for Texas poverty and welfare -- The weak (and tangled) safety net -- Making a living after welfare -- Coping with barriers to self-sufficiency -- Staying employed and off welfare -- Low-income families and TANF policies.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.