Are We Our Brother's Keeper?; 1997
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- Identifier
- MS1133-0062
- Title
- Are We Our Brother's Keeper?; 1997
- Description
- The paper by Charles F. Church, titled "Are We Our Brother's Keeper?" examines the contentious debates and legislative changes surrounding welfare reform in the United States. It focuses on the shifting public responsibility for welfare from a broad interpretation of "general welfare" to more targeted initiatives aimed at promoting self-sufficiency among welfare recipients, highlighting the introduction of the U.S. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 and the Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW). Church details how these reforms emphasize work requirements, time-limited benefits, and sanctions to encourage employment and reduce dependency.
- Date
- 23 October 1997
- Creator
- Church, Charles F.
- topic
- talk
- lecture
- SPHEX Club
- Charles F. Church
- Church
- 1997
- welfare reform
- public policy
- economic security
- Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act
- VIEW
- job requirements
- child care
- self-sufficiency
- public assistance
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- NAACP
- National League of Cities
- liberal think tanks
- conservative think tanks
- Type
- Text
- Genre
- lectures
- Digital Format
- application/pdf
- Language
- English
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights Holder
- Charles F. Church