When work is not enough
Subtitle: state and federal policies to support needy workers
By: Robert P. Stoker, Laura A. Wilson.
Contributors: Wilson, Laura Ann.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780815781912
Subjects: Working poor -- Government policy -- United States.; Working poor -- Services for -- United States.; Public welfare -- United States.
Description: "Examines a broad range of state and federal programs providing cash or in-kind benefits to low-wage workers, low-income families, and families making the transition from welfare to work to assess the ability of the work support system to lead to self-sufficiency"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Redistribution through work; title: Work support programs; title: Program design; title: State-level benefits; title: The cost of living; title: From welfare to work supports; title: Who gets what?; title: Racing up to the bottom; title: A work in progress.