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When work is not enough : state and federal policies to support needy workers / Robert P. Stoker, Laura A. Wilson.

by Stoker, Robert Phillip, 1954-

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Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2006.

Working poor -- Government policy -- United States.

Working poor -- Services for -- United States.

Public welfare -- United States.

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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0519/2005027257.html

9780815781912 (pbk. : alk. paper)

0815781911 (pbk. : alk. paper)

viii, 214 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Redistribution through work -- Work support programs -- Program design -- State-level benefits -- The cost of living -- From welfare to work supports -- Who gets what? -- Racing up to the bottom -- A work in progress.

"Examines a broad range of state and federal programs providing cash or in-kind benefits to low-wage workers, low-income families, and families making the transition from welfare to work to assess the ability of the work support system to lead to self-sufficiency"--Provided by publisher.

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