Work, Welfare, and Politics: Confronting Poverty in the Wake of Welfare Reform

by Frances Fox Piven

Work, Welfare and Politics sheds much needed light on the ideology and impacts of the 1996 welfare reform legislation. Led by Frances Fox Piven, activist, professor and author from City University of New York, notable scholars, advocates and policymakers explore the timely issues facing legislators in 2002. From politics and social control to families and childcare, this volume, which is a collection of papers originally presented at a 2000 conference, is comprehensive in scope and offers concrete suggestions for authentic welfare reform.

364 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2002

About the author

Frances Fox Piven is an American professor of political science and sociology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, where she has taught since 1982. Piven is known equally for her contributions to social theory and for her social activism.

Reviews

[butterbook · Rating 3 out of 5]

o.k. the reason i didn't like this book is that 1. apparently i must already know everything there is to know about welfare reform because i didn't learn a damned thing by reading it2. the case-studies were boring and frivolous. welfare-to-work doesn't work. welfare reform is a sucky neo-liberal lie. we know these things. we do not need the tireless sets of numbers to prove it.that having been said i'm sure someone could learn a thing or two, but you could also just read one 8 page essay by mimi abramovitz called... oh shit. i forget. if yer really interested email me and i will look it up. great article. nice and short. to the point.