Workfare States

by Jamie Peck

This book examines the political economy of workfare, the umbrella term for welfare-to-work initiatives that have been steadily gaining ground since candidate Bill Clinton's 1992 promise to "end welfare as we know it." Peck traces the development, diffusion, and implementation of workfare policies in the United States, and their export to Canada and the United Kingdom. He explores how reforms have been shaped by labor markets and political conditions,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157230636X
• ISBN13: 9781572306363
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"