Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-258) and index.
Place, poverty, and the new American welfare state -- Spatial inequality in the safety net -- The financing and stability of organizations serving the poor -- A comparison of faith-based and secular nonprofit service providers -- The politics of a fragmented welfare state -- Repairing holes in the safety net.
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Changes in welfare programmes since 1996 have transformed the way America cares for its poor. For every dollar spent on cash welfare payments, 20 dollars are spent on service programmes targeted at the working poor. This text examines the system and the role that geography plays in the system's ability to offer help.
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Federal aid to public welfare-- United States.
Human services-- United States.
Welfare state-- United States.
Federal aid to public welfare.
Human services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Economic Policy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services & Welfare.