When Work Doesn't Work
The Failure of Current Welfare Reform
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2369395 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elaine Mccrate (University of Vermont), Joan Smith (0000-0001-6253-2801, University of Vermont) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61-80 |
| Publication date | 1998-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-2432 • E-ISSN: 1552-3977 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/089124398012001004 |
| OpenAlex | W2013504693 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 11 |
Mandatory workfare has been the centerpiece of welfare reform in this decade. In 1992-94, there was a pitched legislative battle over mandatory workfare in Vermont. Feminist organizations mobilized to oppose the mandatory work requirement, producing data to substantiate the claims that women's jobs did not pay enough to purchase basic needs for their families, that unemployment remained a serious problem for single mothers, and that in states where workfare had already been adopted, it did not raise families out of poverty. Vermont's original bill was made less punitive for welfare recipients in some significant respects as a result of the debate
Battle · Economic growth · Economics · Labour economics · Legislature · Political science · Poverty · Punitive damages · Unemployment · Welfare · Welfare reform · Workfare · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.59 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1997 - 2021 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |