Work and Welfare by Robert M Solow
Draws attention to one of the most controversial social issues: how to get people off welfare and into jobs. This book condemns the welfare reforms passed by Congress and President Clinton for confronting welfare recipients with an unworkable choice - finding work in the current labor market or losing benefits.-
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Private Government
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Multiculturalism
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Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry
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Why Trust Science?
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Meaning in Life and Why It Matters
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Primates and Philosophers
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Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels
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Active and Passive Citizens
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Truth v. Justice
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Democracy, Culture and the Voice of Poetry
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The President Who Would Not Be King
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A Different Kind of Animal
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Striking First
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Goodness and Advice
"This book should be read by anyone interested in the philosophical underpinnings of welfare and the likely consequences of welfare as we shall come to know itSolow presents a grim but accurate picture of the meager job prospects of most welfare recipients. It is a very readable book based on hard evidence."—Alan Krueger, Princeton University
Robert M. Solow is Institute Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He won the Nobel Prize for economics in 1987. He is the author of numerous books and articles, mostly about the sources of economic growth, the nature of the labor market, and other topics in macroeconomics.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780691058832 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691058830 |
| Title | Work and Welfare |
| Author | Robert M Solow |
| Series | The University Center For Human Values Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1998-09-13 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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