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8. Alberta’s Mandatory ‘Voluntary Opportunities’
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments xi
- 1. Introduction 1
- 2. What Is Workfare? Something, Nothing, or Anything and Everything? 18
- 3. Policy Chic: Putting the Poor to Work 30
- 4. California’s GAIN – Program The Operation Was a Success but the Patient Died 51
- 5. Wisconsin – Tommy Thompson and His Welfare Miracle 72
- 6. New York City’s Work Experience Program – ‘Same Shit, Different Day’ 98
- 7. ‘Learnfare’ in New Brunswick – Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out 121
- 8. Alberta’s Mandatory ‘Voluntary Opportunities’ 147
- 9. The Ontario Works Program – Mutiny on the Bounty 172
- 10. Why Good Ideas Go Bad: A Six – Hazard Model 194
- References 233
- Index 241
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments xi
- 1. Introduction 1
- 2. What Is Workfare? Something, Nothing, or Anything and Everything? 18
- 3. Policy Chic: Putting the Poor to Work 30
- 4. California’s GAIN – Program The Operation Was a Success but the Patient Died 51
- 5. Wisconsin – Tommy Thompson and His Welfare Miracle 72
- 6. New York City’s Work Experience Program – ‘Same Shit, Different Day’ 98
- 7. ‘Learnfare’ in New Brunswick – Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out 121
- 8. Alberta’s Mandatory ‘Voluntary Opportunities’ 147
- 9. The Ontario Works Program – Mutiny on the Bounty 172
- 10. Why Good Ideas Go Bad: A Six – Hazard Model 194
- References 233
- Index 241
