{"product_id":"selling-welfare-reform-workfirst-and-the-new-common-sense-of-employment-9780814775943","title":"Selling Welfare Reform  WorkFirst and the New","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDraws a portrait of how welfare staff and their clients negotiate the complexities of the low wage labor market in an age of global competition. This title chronicles how entrepreneurial efforts ranging from front-line caseworkers to high-level administrators set the pace for restructuring a resistant bureaucracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u0026amp;8220;Ridzi provides a deeply grounded and richly detailed view of the many activities that have produced a new U.S. welfare regime. His focus on implementation gives fresh insight into the complex interplay of local and extra-local forces. -- Marjorie DeVault,editor of People at Work\u003cbr\u003e\u0026amp;9220;In this fascinating study, Ridzi deftly explores how ‘work-first’ came to dominate welfare policy and how this neoliberal ideology contours the interactions between welfare staff and their clients. \u003cb\u003eSelling Welfare Reform\u003c\/b\u003e is a must-read for all those interested in contemporary welfare reform. -- Nancy Naples,co-editor of The Sexuality of Migration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  1 \"Selling Work-First\": Introduction  2 \"You're All Doing the Wrong Thing\": Innovation and Common Sense 3 \"A New Way of Doing Business\": Performance Measures, Rights, and Common Sense 4 New Technology and New Customers  5 \"We Are a Thorn in the Side of Those Who Won't Change\": Buying into Work-First 6 \"Not Everybody Fits into Their Box\": Work-First, Gender, Race, and Families 7 \"Don't Blame Me, It Wasn't Up to Me!\": Policy Recommendations from Everyday Experience  8 Conclusion: Envisioning \"A New Common Sense\"  Appendix  Notes  Bibliography Index About the Author","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405908156759,"sku":"9780814775943","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814775943.jpg?v=1730493867","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/selling-welfare-reform-workfirst-and-the-new-common-sense-of-employment-9780814775943","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}