Acknowledgments | vii | ||
Chapter 1: Studying Welfare Reform in West Virginia | 1 | (22) | |
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Chapter 2: Setting the Socioeconomic Context for Welfare Reform in Appalachia | 23 | (32) | |
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Chapter 3: Cash Assistance and Social Welfare Policy in the United States: The Political and Institutional Context | 55 | (52) | |
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Chapter 4: Managing Welfare Reform in West Virginia: Lessons Learned | 107 | (30) | |
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Chapter 5: Implementing Reform in West Virginia: The Evolution of Field Level Administration | 137 | (26) | |
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Chapter 6: Welfare Reform's Consequences for West Virginia's Safety Net System | 163 | (46) | |
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Chapter 7: Training Opportunities and Outcomes for WV WORKS Recipients | 209 | (28) | |
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Chapter 8: Is Work the Solution? | 237 | (24) | |
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Chapter 9: The Most At-Risk, Disadvantaged Populations in West Virginia | 261 | (26) | |
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Chapter 10: WV WORKS Recipients' Orientations About the Future: Does Place Matter? | 287 | (16) | |
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Chapter 11: Lessons From the Mountain State | 303 | (14) | |
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About the Authors | 317 | (4) | |
Index | 321 |