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Welfare : opposing viewpoints / James Haley, book editor.

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Тип Материала
Книга
Издательство
San Diego : Greenhaven Press : Thomson/Gale, [2003]
Издательство
©2003

Дополнительная Информация

Описание
234 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Серия
Opposing viewpoints series
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Summary
Presents differing views on the role of welfare in American society, abuses of the system, and possible reforms.
Библиография
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-228) and index.
Содержание
The high value of welfare benefits keeps the poor on welfare / James L. Payne -- A lack of opportunities keeps the poor on welfare / Kathryn Edin and Laura Lein -- Welfare causes an increase in out-of-wedlock births / Michael Tanner and David B. Kopel -- Welfare does not cause an increase in out-of-wedlock births / Michael B. Katz -- Welfare fraud is widespread / James L. Payne -- Insufficient welfare benefits encourage fraud / Karen Seccombe -- The government must enforce child welfare payments / Elaine Sorensen and Ariel Halpern -- Noncustodial fathers should not be required to pay child support / John Smith -- Refugees deserve welfare assistance from the government / Sara Paretsky -- Refugees should be discouraged from accepting welfare / Don Barnett -- Private charity should replace welfare / David Kelley -- Private charity should not replace welfare / Janet Poppendieck -- Religious organizations can reduce poverty / Ronald J. Sider -- Privatization of welfare benefits recipients / Peter Cove -- Privatization of welfare does not benefit recipients / Bill Berkowitz -- The government should discourage welfare dependency / Charles Murray -- Welfare recipients need more government assistance / Jared Bernstein and Mark Greenberg -- Work requirements and government subsidies will reduce poverty / Ron Haskins -- Work requirements harm poor mothers / Randy Albelda -- Welfare policies should discourage out-of-wedlock births / Lisa E. Oliphant -- Welfare policies should not promote marriage / Laurie Rubiner.
Тема
Public welfare -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Public welfare.
Дополнительный автор
Haley, James, 1968-
ISBN
0737712465
0737712457 paperback