02540nam a22003374a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003500112040002100147035002100168043001200189050002500201082002000226100001600246245011400262260005800376300002400434504006400458505119800522533015201720650003101872650004901903650006101952655002902013710001702042856012602059999001702185ebr10151220CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||030825s2004    mnua    sb    001 0 eng    z  2003018985  z0816640947 (pbk. : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)560186981  an-us-mn14aHV98.M65bH34 2004eb04a362.5/097762221 aHage, Dave.10aReforming welfare by rewarding workh[electronic resource] :bone state's successful experiment /cDave Hage.  aMinneapolis :bUniversity of Minnesota Press,cc2004.  axix, 223 p. :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-210) and index.0 aWelfare 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aPublic welfarezMinnesota. 0aWelfare recipientszMinnesotavCase studies. 0aWelfare recipientsxEmploymentzMinnesotavCase studies. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10151220zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c95142d95142