Aimed primarily at social service providers to American Indians, eight essays convey how historical inequality shapes indigenous experience of current issues: welfare reform, economic development through gaming, domestic violence, barriers to health care, and the need to interpret minority narratives from a strength as vs. deficit view. Co- publish

Ten articles, also published as the Journal of Poverty, vol. 7, nos. 1/2 (2003), consider such issues as health care for the poor in the US, political promises for welfare reform, gender differences in the economic well-being of non-aged adults, Central Appalachia, lessons from Appalachian Kentucky, and driving out of poverty in private automobile

Presents articles from 23 community practitioners and researchers who challenge the 'reform' that has turned public aid from a right to a privilege. This book analyses the consequences of legislative changes made to the public assistance program formerly known as Aid to Families with Dependant Children (AFDC).

Presents articles from 23 community practitioners and researchers who challenge the 'reform' that has turned public aid from a right to a privilege. This book analyses the consequences of legislative changes made to the public assistance program formerly known as Aid to Families with Dependant Children (AFDC).

Learn why it is imperative to bring a progressive focus back to social welfare policy
This vital book explores recent research on poverty and inequality, identifies strategies for ensuring adequate services, and challenges many of the inaccurate beliefs that were used to justify welfare reform legislation in 1996. You'll find up-to-date information on various marginalized groups and their social problems, including lack of health coverage for women with mental health, substance abuse, and domestic violence problems. In addition, you'll find data on the health coverage situation for the...