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U.S. Welfare Reform
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U.S. Welfare Reform
Discusses impact of 1996 legislation on female welfare recipients and their children. Key reform provisions. Characteristics of women on welfare. Weaknesses of the welfare restructuring. Annotated Bibliography.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages) |
10 sources |
2001
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"With much fanfare, President Bill Clinton signed a welfare reform act in August 1996 that ended the federal government's 60-year commitment to the provision of financial assistance to the nation's citizens in need. Essentially, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) handed responsibility over to the state governments, abolished Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and set new requirements and time limits for welfare recipients.According to Clinton and proponents of the new welfare law, the elimination of certain welfare programs and the creation of rigid requirements would provide an incentive for the poor to work, instead of relying upon the government's financial ..."
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U.S. Welfare Reform (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-U-S-Welfare-Reform/10923
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"U.S. Welfare Reform" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-U-S-Welfare-Reform/10923>
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