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BL
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1000447
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b754817
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| Main Entry
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Marchevsky, Alejandra.
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| Title & Author
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Not working : : Latina immigrants, low-wage jobs, and the failure of welfare reform /\ Alejandra Marchevsky and Jeanne Theoharis.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: New York University Press,, ©2006.
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1 online resource (xi, 308 pages)
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| ISBN
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081475709X
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: 0814757103
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: 0814761313
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: 1429490225
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: 9780814757093
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: 9780814757109
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: 9780814761311
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: 9781429490221
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-295) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: Latinas on the fault lines of citizenship -- PART I: NEITHER A HANDUP NOR A HANDOUT: Ending welfare: new nativism and the triumph of post-civil rights politics -- Powers in the suburbs: race and redevelopment policy in Long Beach -- PART II: ANY JOB AT ANY WAGE: Tough love in L.A. County: the failure of welfare-to-work -- The myth of welfare dependency: caught between welfare and work -- "It's not what you choose, but where they send you": inside personal responsibility -- Conclusion: The emperor's new welfare: reassessing the "success" of welfare reform.
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United States., Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Program)
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Program)
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Immigrants-- California-- Long Beach-- Economic conditions.
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Immigrants-- California-- Long Beach-- Social conditions.
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Mexican American women-- California-- Long Beach-- Economic conditions.
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Mexican American women-- California-- Long Beach-- Social conditions.
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Public welfare-- Political aspects-- United States.
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Welfare recipients-- Employment-- United States.
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Immigrants-- Economic conditions.
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Immigrants-- Social conditions.
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Mexican American women-- Economic conditions.
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Mexican American women-- Social conditions.
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Public welfare-- Political aspects.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Poverty Homelessness.
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Welfare recipients-- Employment.
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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (United States)
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California, Long Beach.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.5/84
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| LC Classification
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HV95.M2737 2006eb
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| Added Entry
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Theoharis, Jeanne.
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