Out of reach : place, poverty, and the new American welfare state / Scott W. Allard.

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Allard, Scott W [author.]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780300152838
0300152833
1282352059
9781282352056

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Out of reach.DDC classification:

361.6/50973 22

LOC classification:

HV95 .A54 2009eb

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Contents:

Place, poverty, and the new American welfare state -- Spatial inequality in the safety net -- The financing and stability of organizations serving the poor -- A comparison of faith-based and secular nonprofit service providers -- The politics of a fragmented welfare state -- Repairing holes in the safety net.

Summary: Changes in welfare programmes since 1996 have transformed the way America cares for its poor. For every dollar spent on cash welfare payments, 20 dollars are spent on service programmes targeted at the working poor. This text examines the system and the role that geography plays in the system's ability to offer help.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-258) and index.

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Changes in welfare programmes since 1996 have transformed the way America cares for its poor. For every dollar spent on cash welfare payments, 20 dollars are spent on service programmes targeted at the working poor. This text examines the system and the role that geography plays in the system's ability to offer help.

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