Washington's New Poor Law Welfare "Reform" and the Roads Not Taken, 1935 to the Present

by Goldberg, Gertrude Schaffner; Collins, Sheila D.

• ISBN13: 9780945257837
• ISBN10: 094525783X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Recounts the story of the American contingent which joined other International Brigades in fighting with the Loyalists during the Spanish Civil War.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Washington's New Poor Law and Welfare Repeal: Introduction and Overview	1	(27)
Welfare as We Knew It: Myths and Reality	2	(4)
The Welfare Reform Tradition	6	(2)
Washington's New Poor Law	8	(2)
Welfare Repeal: Right, Left, and Center	10	(2)
The Argument of the Book	12	(7)
Outline of the Book	19	(9)
Aid to Dependent Children is Born	28	(29)
The Great Depression and the Birth of ADC	30	(8)
Beyond Mother's Aid--But How Far?	38	(16)
Summary: The Formative Years	54	(3)
Welfare Law and Labor Law: The Formative Years	57	(18)
Why Were Work Programs Limited and Temporary?	58	(3)
Sexism, Racism, and New Deal Employment Policies	61	(1)
World War II and Full Employment	62	(2)
The Defeat of Full Employment	64	(6)
African-Americans, Young Workers, and Women in the Postwar Economy	70	(2)
Unemployment and Economic Dependency	72	(1)
Summary: The Roads Not Taken	73	(2)
Expanding Economy and Exploding Relief Rolls	75	(28)
The Welfare Initiatives of the Kennedy Administration	76	(3)
In-Kind Support for the Poor	79	(2)
Employment Conditions	81	(4)
Explaining the Welfare Explosion	85	(15)
Summary: Work, Welfare, and Economic Opportunity	100	(3)
Setting the Stage for Welfare ``Reform,'' 1967-1980	103	(25)
The Macroeconomic Context of Policy Making, 1967-1980	104	(2)
The Demise of Keynesianism and the Return of Laissez-Faire	106	(2)
The Ideological Offensive	108	(1)
The Political and Ideological Mobilization of the Business Community	109	(4)
The Rise of the New Right	113	(2)
Social Theory Reconstructs the Poor	115	(6)
The White Backlash Reconsidered	121	(3)
Rising Inequality	124	(1)
Summary: From Ideological War to Electoral Victory	125	(3)
Enter Welfare ``Reform,'' 1967-1980	128	(37)
Congressional Initiatives	129	(5)
High-Level--but Unheeded--Advice	134	(6)
Presidential Initiatives	140	(15)
Brief Encounters with Job Creation and Full Employment	155	(8)
Summary: Ready for ``Righty''	163	(2)
The Final Act: Welfare's Repeal	165	(37)
The Economic and Social Policy Strategy of the Reagan ``Revolution''	166	(6)
Welfare Reform by Default	172	(9)
The Clinton Administration: Lurching toward Welfare Repeal	181	(3)
From the New Deal to the Newt Deal	184	(5)
From Welfare Reform to Welfare Repeal	189	(7)
The Final Act: Welfare's Repeal	196	(5)
Summary: The Failure of the Liberal Imagination	201	(1)
Washington's New Poor Law: Part I	202	(40)
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: What Does It Do?	203	(1)
The Work Requirement: What Does the Law Say?	204	(2)
The End of Entitlement: Will the States Do a Better Job?	206	(11)
Poverty Pirates: The Dangers of Privatization	217	(5)
Where Are the Jobs? The Dubious Premises of the PRWORA	222	(4)
Job Creation: The Elusive Elixir	226	(8)
The Limits of Private Charity	234	(3)
Workfare: Work without Fairness	237	(3)
Summary: The Uncertain Future of Welfare-to-Work	240	(2)
Washington's New Poor Law: Part II	242	(24)
Education and Training: Enormous Needs, Inadequate Provision	243	(4)
Child Care: A Major Barrier to Employment and Self-Sufficiency	247	(2)
The Uncertain Future of Child Support	249	(1)
Welfare Caseloads: A Mirror of Public Neglect	250	(3)
Medicaid Losses: The Law of Unintended Consequences	253	(1)
The Synergistic Effects of Welfare Repeal and Cuts in Other Safety-Net Programs	254	(7)
The Discriminatory Impact of Welfare Repeal	261	(2)
The Politics of Welfare Reform	263	(3)
Real Welfare Reform: The Roads Not Taken	266	(47)
Reasons for Repeal	268	(14)
Real Reform: An Entitlement to Work and to Welfare	282	(17)
Is Jobs for All Politically Possible?	299	(9)
The Building Blocks for a Full-Employment Movement	308	(5)
Notes	313	(188)
Glossary	501	(3)
Index	504