{"product_id":"gaining-ground-in-illinois-9780875806273","title":"Gaining Ground in Illinois","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIlluminates federal welfare reform study findings and offers advice for policymakers. This book provides a picture of how welfare reform affected the poor and gives policy makers some direction in how to improve the lives of the poor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlends both quantitative and qualitative data in an attempt to make more sensitive and refined interpretations.... Lewis has a knack for presenting fairly complicated quantitative findings in a clear manner without too much oversimplification, which is difficult to achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Steven G. Anderson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Section I: Welfare Reform in Political and Ideological Perspective in Illinois and Nationally \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: Beyond Left and Right and the Problem of Welfare Reform \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Making the Words Flesh: Welfare Reform in the Illinois Political Culture \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: The Illinois Families Study \u003cbr\u003e Section II: Person-Centered Characteristics that Influence the Outcomes of Welfare Reform \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Two Worlds of Welfare: Overview of Welfare Caseload Trends in Illinois \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Working and Earning After Welfare Reform \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Depression and Welfare \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: How the Children Fare \u003cbr\u003e Section III: Policy Factors Influencing the Poor in Illinois \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: Sanctions: Do They Help or Hurt the Poor? \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: Did Welfare Reform Launch the Poor into Better Neighborhoods? \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: Assessing the Results and Moving Forward \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: Springfield Data Collection \u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Background on the IFS Qualitative Sample \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e References \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406424482135,"sku":"9780875806273","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780875806273.jpg?v=1730495753","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gaining-ground-in-illinois-9780875806273","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}