Work over Welfare: The Inside Story of the 1996 Welfare Reform Law , by Ron Haskins. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 2006, 450 pp., $32.95 hardcover.

2007 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 975-980
Author(s):  
Michael Wisemanx
Keyword(s):  
Welfare Reform ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Brookings Institution ◽  
Welfare Reform Law

‘Ending Consensus as We Began to Know It’: Welfare Reform and the Republicans after 2002

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Deacon
Keyword(s):  
Welfare Reform ◽  
New World ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Brookings Institution

R. Blank and R. Haskins (eds) (2001), The New World of Welfare, Brookings Institution Press, Washington, DC.K. Weaver (2001), Ending Welfare as We Know It, Brookings Institution Press, Washington, DC.

The Fight to Save Welfare for Low-Income Older Asian Immigrants: The Role of National Asian American Organizations

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Welfare Reform ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Bill Clinton ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
Central Question ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Welfare Reform Law ◽  
Selection Of

The welfare reform law of August 1996 signed by President Bill Clinton put an end to immigrants’ eligibility of federal means tested entitlements. The rollbacks on welfare are the most drastic for older, low-income Asian immigrants who are on Supplemental Security Income. The article’s focus is in on national Asian American organizations who are involved in this political debate. The central question discuss is how did national Asian American organizations characterize and affect the 1996 federal welfare reform and immigrant debate. The selection of organizations that was studied and the findings of that investigation, along with the assessment of its effectiveness and the resources barriers they face are discussed.

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