LAUTECH
Seccombe, Karen,

"So you think I drive a cadillac?" : welfare recipients' perspectives on the system and its reform / Karen Seccombe. - Boston : Allyn & Bacon, c1999. - ix, 246 p. ;

Discover the real voice of welfare - through thought-provoking interviews with today's welfare recipients who share their experiences with welfare and their views on its reform. Gain new perspectives on their history with the system; their plans, hopes, and dreams for the future; their perspectives on work requirements, family caps, time limits, and other features of TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) - the new welfare reform program. Their voices provide a vivid counterpoint to the politicians and media who shape the welfare reform initiative.

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Poor women
Welfare recipients
Public welfare

HV1445 / .S39 1999