Beyond Entitlement: The Social Obligations of CitizenshipExamines the effects of social welfare policies and argues that the poor should be entitled to benefits only if they fulfill the responsibilities of citizenship. |
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... Russell Long refused to endorse a benefit - oriented approach to reform that " encouraged people to do all the wrong things . " Somehow government , while helping the poor , must lead them to " do the right thing " rather than what was ...
... Russell Long refused to endorse a benefit - oriented approach to reform that " encouraged people to do all the wrong things . " Somehow government , while helping the poor , must lead them to " do the right thing " rather than what was ...
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... Russell Long , " [ W ] e have to recognize that the least successful people in our society need to be prodded , they need to be pushed , " language very much like that of many WIN staff . Unless there were requirements , Griffiths said ...
... Russell Long , " [ W ] e have to recognize that the least successful people in our society need to be prodded , they need to be pushed , " language very much like that of many WIN staff . Unless there were requirements , Griffiths said ...
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... Russell Long , " You don't have to pay someone a minimum wage to be a good citizen . " 32 Welfare for the employable , then , was contractual , just as the courts have viewed it . There was no public work obligation for the nondependent ...
... Russell Long , " You don't have to pay someone a minimum wage to be a good citizen . " 32 Welfare for the employable , then , was contractual , just as the courts have viewed it . There was no public work obligation for the nondependent ...
Contents
The Problem of Obligation in Social Policy | 1 |
The New Shape of the Social Problem | 18 |
Permissive Programs | 46 |
Copyright | |
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Poverty and Place: Ghettos, Barrios, and the American City Paul A. Jargowsky No preview available - 1997 |