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Hands to Work: Three Women Navigate the New World of Welfare Deadlines and Work Rules
Hands to Work Three Women Navigate the New World of Welfare Deadlines and Work Rules
Author: Lynnell Hancock
In this illuminating examination of our national welfare policy, award-winning veteran reporter and writer LynNell Hancock offers an intimate, heart-wrenching, and beautifully rendered portrait of three women and their families as they struggle to find their way through the new rules and regulations of the public assistance system.Hands to Wo...  more » takes us on a journey within the day-to-day struggles of these women, describing their hopes, regrets, and deepest dreams. Hancock demystifies contemporary misconceptions of poverty and illustrates how welfare policy and reform have been conceived, offering a thought-provoking look at the most divisive questions about America's neediest citizens.
ISBN-13: 9780060512163
ISBN-10: 0060512164
Publication Date: 1/1/2003
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
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This book give much needed insight into how welfare reform affects individuals in real, down-to-earth ways. A must-read for anyone interested in learning about the consequences of welfare reform.


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