Government Matters : : Welfare Reform in Wisconsin / / Lawrence M. Mead.
"Good government" is commonly seen either as a formidable challenge, a distant dream, or an oxymoron, and yet it is the reason why Wisconsin led America toward welfare reform. In this book, Lawrence Mead shows in depth what the Badger State did and--just as important--how it was done. Wisc...
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Mead, Lawrence M., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Government Matters : Welfare Reform in Wisconsin / Lawrence M. Mead. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2021] ©2004 1 online resource (368 p.) : 6 line illus. 44 tables. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Acronyms -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- CHAPTER 2 The Development of Reform -- CHAPTER 3 The Politics of Reform -- CHAPTER 4 Implementing Work Requirements -- CHAPTER 5 Local Variations -- CHAPTER 6 The Emergence of W-2 -- CHAPTER 7 Implementing W-2 -- CHAPTER 8 Paternalism -- CHAPTER 9 The Decline of Welfare -- CHAPTER 10 The Effects of Reform -- CHAPTER 11 Welfare Reform and Good Government -- CHAPTER 12 Origins of Excellence -- CHAPTER 13 Implications -- Notes -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star "Good government" is commonly seen either as a formidable challenge, a distant dream, or an oxymoron, and yet it is the reason why Wisconsin led America toward welfare reform. In this book, Lawrence Mead shows in depth what the Badger State did and--just as important--how it was done. Wisconsin's welfare reform was the most radical in the country, and it began far earlier than that in most other states. It was the achievement of legislators and administrators who were unusually high-minded and effective by national standards. Their decade-long struggle to overhaul welfare is a gripping story that inspires hope for better solutions to poverty nationwide. Mead shows that Wisconsin succeeded--not just because it did the right things, but because its government was unusually masterful. Politicians collaborated across partisan lines, and administrators showed initiative and creativity in revamping welfare. Although Wisconsin erred at some points, it achieved promising policies, which then had good outcomes in terms of higher employment and reduced dependency. Mead also shows that these lessons hold nationally. It is states with strong good-government traditions, such as Wisconsin, that typically have implemented welfare reform best. Thus, solutions to poverty must finally look past policies and programs to the capacities of government itself. Although governmental quality is uneven across the states, it is also improving, and that bodes well for better antipoverty policies in the future. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Feb 2021) Public welfare Wisconsin. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare. bisacsh Alabama. Anglican vision. Boston. Canada. Carter Administration. Colorado. Connecticut. Democrats. Depression. Detroit. Family Care. Goodwill Industries. Head Start. Hmong refugees. Idaho. Illinois. Jim Crow. Johnson, Lyndon. Kaye, Laura. Maximus. Minnesota. New Deal. Nixon Administration. Ohio. Oregon. advisory groups. automobiles. black box problem. capability. capitalism. civil rights. civility. class diversity. commitment. consensus. criminal justice. demographics. emergency assistance. entitlement. equal rights. experimental evaluations. food stamps. gangs. good government. hardship. immigration. interest groups. law enforcement. liberal states. liberty. lobbies. machine politics. paternalism. pluralism. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442502 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691222479?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691222479 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780691222479.jpg |
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