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Government Matters : Welfare Reform in Wisconsin / Lawrence M. Mead.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource (368 p.) : 6 line illus. 44 tablesContent type:
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  • 9780691222479
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 361.6/8/09775 22
LOC classification:
  • HV98.W6 M4 2004eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Acronyms -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- CHAPTER 2 The Development of Reform -- CHAPTER 3 The Politics of Reform -- CHAPTER 4 Implementing Work Requirements -- CHAPTER 5 Local Variations -- CHAPTER 6 The Emergence of W-2 -- CHAPTER 7 Implementing W-2 -- CHAPTER 8 Paternalism -- CHAPTER 9 The Decline of Welfare -- CHAPTER 10 The Effects of Reform -- CHAPTER 11 Welfare Reform and Good Government -- CHAPTER 12 Origins of Excellence -- CHAPTER 13 Implications -- Notes -- Index
Summary: "Good government" is commonly seen either as a formidable challenge, a distant dream, or an oxymoron, and yet it is the reason why Wisconsin led America toward welfare reform. In this book, Lawrence Mead shows in depth what the Badger State did and--just as important--how it was done. Wisconsin's welfare reform was the most radical in the country, and it began far earlier than that in most other states. It was the achievement of legislators and administrators who were unusually high-minded and effective by national standards. Their decade-long struggle to overhaul welfare is a gripping story that inspires hope for better solutions to poverty nationwide. Mead shows that Wisconsin succeeded--not just because it did the right things, but because its government was unusually masterful. Politicians collaborated across partisan lines, and administrators showed initiative and creativity in revamping welfare. Although Wisconsin erred at some points, it achieved promising policies, which then had good outcomes in terms of higher employment and reduced dependency. Mead also shows that these lessons hold nationally. It is states with strong good-government traditions, such as Wisconsin, that typically have implemented welfare reform best. Thus, solutions to poverty must finally look past policies and programs to the capacities of government itself. Although governmental quality is uneven across the states, it is also improving, and that bodes well for better antipoverty policies in the future.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Acronyms -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- CHAPTER 2 The Development of Reform -- CHAPTER 3 The Politics of Reform -- CHAPTER 4 Implementing Work Requirements -- CHAPTER 5 Local Variations -- CHAPTER 6 The Emergence of W-2 -- CHAPTER 7 Implementing W-2 -- CHAPTER 8 Paternalism -- CHAPTER 9 The Decline of Welfare -- CHAPTER 10 The Effects of Reform -- CHAPTER 11 Welfare Reform and Good Government -- CHAPTER 12 Origins of Excellence -- CHAPTER 13 Implications -- Notes -- Index

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"Good government" is commonly seen either as a formidable challenge, a distant dream, or an oxymoron, and yet it is the reason why Wisconsin led America toward welfare reform. In this book, Lawrence Mead shows in depth what the Badger State did and--just as important--how it was done. Wisconsin's welfare reform was the most radical in the country, and it began far earlier than that in most other states. It was the achievement of legislators and administrators who were unusually high-minded and effective by national standards. Their decade-long struggle to overhaul welfare is a gripping story that inspires hope for better solutions to poverty nationwide. Mead shows that Wisconsin succeeded--not just because it did the right things, but because its government was unusually masterful. Politicians collaborated across partisan lines, and administrators showed initiative and creativity in revamping welfare. Although Wisconsin erred at some points, it achieved promising policies, which then had good outcomes in terms of higher employment and reduced dependency. Mead also shows that these lessons hold nationally. It is states with strong good-government traditions, such as Wisconsin, that typically have implemented welfare reform best. Thus, solutions to poverty must finally look past policies and programs to the capacities of government itself. Although governmental quality is uneven across the states, it is also improving, and that bodes well for better antipoverty policies in the future.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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