Privatizing the polity / Holona LeAnne Ochs.

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List of Tables and Figures; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Plan of the Book; Chapter 1: Framing the Welfare Policy Process; Chapter 2: The Evolution of Devolution; Chapter 3: The States of PRWORA-Related Welfare Programs; Chapter 4: The Privatization of Poverty Governance; Chapter 5: Workfare Policies and the State of Self-Sufficiency; Chapter 6: Philanthrocapitalism: "New Markets" for Social Services; Conclusion; 1. Framing the Welfare Policy Process; Organizing the Welfare Literature throughout the Policy Process; Theoretical Approach.

Poverty Governance According to Neoliberal PaternalismSocial Constructions in Welfare Reform; Devolution; Welfare Privatization; Methodological Approach; Analytical Strategies; 2. The Evolution of Devolution; Welfare Devolution; State Incentive Schemes; Assets and Eligibility; Family Policies; Employment Strategies; Sanctions; Diversion Programs; Assets for Independence; Child Support Enforcement; 3. The States of PRWORA-Related Welfare Programs; Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC); Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) and State Emergency Assistance.

Food and Nutrition AssistanceHealthcare for Low and Middle Income Families; 4. The Privatization of Poverty Governance; Privatizing Welfare; Vouchers; Welfare Transfers to Private Companies; Contracting Out; Poverty Governance across States; Aligning the Workforce; The Logical Abacus of Welfare Governance; 5. Workfare Policies and the State of Self-Sufficiency; Factors Affecting Impoverishment; Implications & Recommendations; 6. Philanthrocapitalism: "New Markets" for Social Services; Social Entrepreneurship: Innovation in Poverty Governance; State Laws of Charitable Disposition.

Opportunities and Challenges of Capitalism in the Public InterestConclusion; A Look at the State We're in; Recommendations for Further Inquiry; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Conceptual Appendix; Notes; References; Index.

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