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Abstract
This article discusses evidence from a local progressive welfare agency that has, along with other achievements, created innovate work programs within the framework of Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS). We discuss the institutional and bureaucratic limits of what such agencies can accomplish and that there has been some room for innovation for agencies that are so inclined. We then focus on two work-related innovations within the local JOBS program that demonstrate that there are many welfare clients ready and able to work in useful jobs. We take the position that government job creation is necessary to fill the employment gap left by normal labor markets and to make "welfare reform" effective.
Recommended Citation
Sheak, Robert J. and Haydon, Warren
(1996)
"Real Welfare Reform Requires Jobs: Lessons from a Progressive Welfare Agency,"
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 23:
Iss.
3, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.2354
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