Author: Carol S. PrindlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Welfare recipients
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Iowa's Family Investment Program
Author: Carol S. PrindlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Welfare recipients
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
The Evaluation of Iowa's Family Investment Program and Food Stamp Program
Author: Code of Iowa
Author: IowaBackground Material and Data on Major Programs Within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 1508
Book Description
Background Material and Data on Major Programs Within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and MeansPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 1516
Book Description
Assessment of the Random Samples for Evaluating Iowa's Family Investment Program and Food Stamp Program, September 15, 1994
Author: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program ... Annual Report to Congress
Author: Family Economics and Nutrition Review
Author: Handbook of Public Policy Analysis
Author: Frank FischerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351564366
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The study of public policy and the methods of policy analysis are among the most rapidly developing areas in the social sciences. Policy analysis has emerged to provide a better understanding of the policymaking process and to supply decision makers with reliable policy-relevant knowledge about pressing economic and social problems. Presenting a broad, comprehensive perspective, the Handbook of Public Policy Analysis: Theory, Politics, and Methods covers the historical development of policy analysis, its role in the policy process, and empirical methods. The handbook considers the theory generated by these methods and the normative and ethical issues surrounding their practice. Written by leading experts in the field, this book- Deals with the basic origins and evolution of public policy Examines the stages of the policy-making process Identifies political advocacy and expertise in the policy process Focuses on rationality in policy decision-making and the role of policy networks and learning Details argumentation, rhetoric, and narratives Explores the comparative, cultural, and ethical aspects of public policy Explains primary quantitative-oriented analytical methods employed in policy research Addresses the qualitative sides of policy analysis Discusses tools used to refine policy choices Traces the development of policy analysis in selected national contexts The Handbook of Public Policy Analysis: Theory, Politics, and Methods describes the theoretical debates that have recently defined the field, including the work of postpositivist, interpretivist, and social constructionist scholars. This book also explores the interplay between empirical and normative analysis, a crucial issue running through contemporary debates.
For Better and For Worse
Author: Greg J. DuncanPublisher: Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN: 1610448286
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The 1996 welfare reform bill marked the beginning of a new era in public assistance. Although the new law has reduced welfare rolls, falling caseloads do not necessarily mean a better standard of living for families. In For Better and For Worse, editors Greg J. Duncan and P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale and a roster of distinguished experts examine the evidence and evaluate whether welfare reform has met one of its chief goals-improving the well-being of the nation's poor children. For Better and For Worse opens with a lively political history of the welfare reform legislation, which demonstrates how conservative politicians capitalize on public concern over such social problems as single parenthood to win support for the radical reforms. Part I reviews how individual states redesigned, implemented, and are managing their welfare systems. These chapters show that most states appear to view maternal employment, rather that income enhancement and marriage, as key to improving child well-being. Part II focuses on national and multistate evaluations of the changes in welfare to examine how families and children are actually faring under the new system. These chapters suggest that work-focused reforms have not hurt children, and that reforms that provide financial support for working families can actually enhance children's development. Part III presents a variety of perspectives on policy options for the future. Remarkable here is the common ground for both liberals and conservatives on the need to support work and at the same time strengthen safety-net programs such as Food Stamps. Although welfare reform-along with the Earned Income Tax Credit and the booming economy of the nineties-has helped bring mothers into the labor force and some children out of poverty, the nation still faces daunting challenges in helping single parents become permanent members of the workforce. For Better and For Worse gathers the most recent data on the effects of welfare reform in one timely volume focused on improving the life chances of poor children.