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In this chapter, I sketch the historical development of the US welfare state. This will provide the background for the current welfare reform, and, in particular, American-style workfare. The major point of US welfare is to get families off of the welfare rolls and into the paid labor market. There is little or no concern about poverty or their well-being. It is simply assumed that with a job, they will be better off. I then present various reform proposals that address both the low-wage labor market and welfare support.
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In this chapter, I sketch the historical development of the US welfare state. This will provide the background for the current welfare reform, and, in particular, American-style workfare. The major point of US welfare is to get families off of the welfare rolls and into the paid labor market. There is little or no concern about poverty or their well-being. It is simply assumed that with a job, they will be better off. I then present various reform proposals that address both the low-wage labor market and welfare support.
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