02540nam a22003374a 4500 ebr10151220 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 030825s2004 mnua sb 001 0 eng 2003018985 0816640947 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)560186981 n-us-mn HV98.M65 H34 2004eb 362.5/09776 22 Hage, Dave. Reforming welfare by rewarding work [electronic resource] : one state's successful experiment / Dave Hage. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2004. xix, 223 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-210) and index. Welfare 101 : a new approach to public assistance : introducing Patty, Lucille, and Meg -- Reality check (1986) : a crash course in poverty for a divided legislature -- Real life, fall 2001 : Patty leaves an abusive boyfriend, Lucille moves north for a fresh start, Meg abandons her dream of medical school -- Remaking welfare (1987-1994) : making work pay -- Real life, winter 2001-2002 : Meg chooses school over a dead-end job, Patty fights for child support, Lucille pursues her GED -- A new federal challenge (1997) : the Personal Responsibility Act threatens Minnesota's innovations -- Real life, spring 2002 : Lucille escapes a violent neighborhood, surgery for her boys sidetracks Meg, Patty's choice: mother or breadwinner -- Making welfare work (1998-2000) : Minnesota attracts national attention -- Real life, summer 2002 : Patty becomes engaged, Lucille returns south to care for her mother, Meg is back on track -- The limits of Welfare reform (2000-2001) : when work isn't the answer -- Real life, fall 2002 : Lucille wins disability benefits, Patty goes back to square one, Meg finds the perfect job -- Unfinished business : what the nation can learn from Minnesota's experiment. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Public welfare Minnesota. Welfare recipients Minnesota Case studies. Welfare recipients Employment Minnesota Case studies. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10151220 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 95142 95142