Life After Welfare: Reform and the Persistence of Poverty

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- ONE: Families in a Changing Welfare Context -- TWO: The Context for Texas Poverty and Welfare -- THREE: The Weak (and Tangled) Safety Net -- FOUR: Making a Living After Welfare: Where Does the Money Come From? -- FIVE: Coping with Barriers to Self-Sufficiency -- SIX: Staying Employed and Off Welfare -- SEVEN: Low-Income Families and TANF Policies: What Works and What Doesn't -- APPENDIX A: Research Methods -- APPENDIX B: Regression Tables -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.