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Living on the edge in suburbia : from welfare to workfare /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lawinski, Terese
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Suburbanites > New York (State) > Westchester County > Economic conditions > Case studies.
Welfare recipients > Employment > New York (State) > Westchester County > Case studies.
Welfare recipients > New York (State) > Westchester County > Case studies.
Public welfare > New York (State) > Westchester County.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.