Work and Welfare
Lessons on Employment Programs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4906744 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judith M Gueron (President of Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, New York, New York., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-98 |
| Publication date | 1990-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-3309 • E-ISSN: 1944-7965 |
| Publisher | American Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1257/jep.4.1.79 |
| OpenAlex | W2158871333 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 6 |
The nation's social welfare policy reflects an ongoing effort to balance sometimes competing objectives-alleviating poverty and promoting self-sufficiency-in a manner consistent with underlying public values about the primacy of the family and the importance of work. Concern has been growing that the welfare system has not been doing this very well, and welfare reform once again moved towards the top of the policy agenda, resulting in passage of the Family Support Act of 1988 (FSA). This paper discusses what economists know about the potential of one central component of the new legislation: the effort to transform welfare from a means-tested entitlement into a reciprocal obligation, in which getting a welfare check would carry with it a requirement to look for and accept a job, or to participate in activities that prepare people for work. It sets the context for this discussion by briefly outlining why this approach to reform gained support and by summarizing major policy and program alternatives
Economic growth · Economics · Legislation · Political science · Poverty · Public economics · Public policy · Social policy · Welfare · Welfare reform · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Impact Assessment of the Employment Action Pilot Project Offered to Immigrants on Welfare
The National Evaluation of the Food Stamp Employment and Training Program
Research Utilization in Policymaking
Policy Implementation in Social Welfare
Targeting Single Mothers for Employment
Social Employment of Welfare Recipients in Belgium
The Economics and Econometrics of Active Labor Market Programs
The design of active labour market policies
The impact of welfare reform on local labor markets
Institutionalization of the OECD Grand-Narrative of Inclusivity (1983-2012)
Making occupations possible? Critical narrative analysis of social assistance in Ontario, Canada
The Work of Mothers
Welfare Reform and Women's Wages
Religion, Job Readiness, and Employment Outcomes
An economic analysis of the federal Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (Jobs) education and training programs in Kansas' three major metropolitan areas
Social science, child welfare, and family preservation
Welfare fraud and welfare stigma
The Impact of a Mandatory Employment Program on Welfare Terminations
Family Change Among Black Americans
The Social Experiment Market
When Work Doesn't Work
| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,58 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2020 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |