00950cam a2200217 a 4500008004100000020001500041020001800056040000800074050002300082100002400105245007100129250001200200260004000212300001900252505034100271505001700612518001500629650002800644650002500672650003500697050223s2006    nyua     b    001 0 eng    a0765615959  a9780765615954  aSDU00aHC110bR685 A 20061 aRodgers, Harrell R.10aAmerican poverty in a new era of reform /cHarrell R. Rodgers, Jr.  a2nd ed.  aArmonk, N.Y. :bM.E. Sharpe,c2006.  a252 p. :bill.0 aIntroduction : American poverty -- How many Americans are poor? -- The American poor -- Why are people poor in America? -- The evolution of welfare : ending welfare as we know it -- State welfare plans under PRWORA -- After PRWORA : the American welfare system -- The impact of welfare reform -- Refining American social welfare policy.0 aHKBU library  aYT2025 M09 0aPovertyzUnited States. 0aPoorzUnited States. 0aPublic welfarezUnited States.