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- catalog abstract ""This book examines the political economy of workfare, the umbrella term for welfare-to-work initiatives that have been steadily gaining ground since candidate Bill Clinton's 1992 promise to "end welfare as we know it." Peck traces the development, diffusion, and implementation of workfare policies in the United States, and their export to Canada and the UK. He explores how reforms have been shaped by labor markets and political conditions, how gender and race come into play, and how local programs fit into the broader context of neoliberal economics and globalization. The book cogently demonstrates that workfare rarely involves large-scale job creation, but is more concerned with deterring welfare claims and necessitating the acceptance of low-paying, unstable jobs. Integrating labor market theory, critical policy analysis, and extensive field research, Peck exposes the limitations of workfarism and points toward more equitable alternatives."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12047775.
- catalog coverage "Canada Social policy.".
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Social policy 1979-".
- catalog coverage "United States Social policy 1993-".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""This book examines the political economy of workfare, the umbrella term for welfare-to-work initiatives that have been steadily gaining ground since candidate Bill Clinton's 1992 promise to "end welfare as we know it." Peck traces the development, diffusion, and implementation of workfare policies in the United States, and their export to Canada and the UK. He explores how reforms have been shaped by labor markets and political conditions, how gender and race come into play, and how local programs fit into the broader context of neoliberal economics and globalization. The book cogently demonstrates that workfare rarely involves large-scale job creation, but is more concerned with deterring welfare claims and necessitating the acceptance of low-paying, unstable jobs.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-397) and index.".
- catalog description "Integrating labor market theory, critical policy analysis, and extensive field research, Peck exposes the limitations of workfarism and points toward more equitable alternatives."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Regulation -- Workfare -- Postwelfare states? -- Local discipline -- Canada's path -- Another new deal.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 414 p. :".
- catalog identifier "1572306351".
- catalog identifier "157230636X (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Guilford Press,".
- catalog spatial "Canada Social policy.".
- catalog spatial "Canada.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Social policy 1979-".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
- catalog spatial "United States Social policy 1993-".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "362.5 21".
- catalog subject "HV95 .P43 2001".
- catalog subject "Public welfare Canada.".
- catalog subject "Public welfare Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "Public welfare United States.".
- catalog subject "Welfare recipients Employment Canada.".
- catalog subject "Welfare recipients Employment Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "Welfare recipients Employment United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Regulation -- Workfare -- Postwelfare states? -- Local discipline -- Canada's path -- Another new deal.".
- catalog title "Workfare states / Jamie Peck ; foreword by Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward.".
- catalog type "text".