Welfare reform : social impact / University of Notre Dame.

While politicians grapple with reforming welfare, those who receive benefits worry about how welfare reform will affect their lives. Critics of welfare argue that it has created a psychology of dependency, and that it is rife with fraud and abuse. This program traces the history of welfare beginning...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
America's promise, who's entitled to what?
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
University of Notre Dame
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2005], ©1997.
Series:Films on Demand.
America's promise, who's entitled to what?
Subjects:
Political planning.
Political sociology.
Power (Social sciences)
Public policy (Law) > United States.
Social classes.
Social policy.
Wealth.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Variant Title:
Social impact
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
While politicians grapple with reforming welfare, those who receive benefits worry about how welfare reform will affect their lives. Critics of welfare argue that it has created a psychology of dependency, and that it is rife with fraud and abuse. This program traces the history of welfare beginning with the Depression, then examines the complex issues involved in reforming it. Experts discuss various reform plans within the context of who is likely to benefit, and who is likely to be hurt. Those interviewed include Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson, who oversaw the implementation of the first welfare reform program in the nation; Wendell Primus, Director of Income Security at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities; and Rebecca Blank, author of It Takes a Nation.
Note:Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 12, 2005.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Electronic resource.
Interest Grade Level:
11 & up.
System Details:Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description.