Work Over Welfare: The Inside Story of the 1996 Welfare Reform Law

by Ron Haskins

Book Overview

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Work over Welfare tells the inside story of the legislation that ended ""welfare as we know it."" As a key staffer on the House Ways and Means Committee, author Ron Haskins was one of the architects of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996. In this landmark book, he vividly portrays the political battles that produced the most dramatic overhaul of the welfare system since its creation as part of the New Deal.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815735081
• ISBN13: 9780815735083
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.4"