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Review of Both Hands Tied: Welfare Reform and the Race to the Bottom of the Low‐Wage Labor Market
Author(s) -
Gunderson Melissa A
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
poverty and public policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.206
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 1944-2858
DOI - 10.2202/1944-2858.1180
Subject(s) - welfare reform , race to the bottom , race (biology) , economics , welfare , labour economics , low wage , wage , welfare state , sociology , political science , market economy , gender studies , law , politics , incentive
Melissa A. Gunderson reviews Both Hands Tied: Race to the Bottom of the Low‐Wage Labor Market by Jane L. Collins and Victoria Mayer. The authors examine the results of welfare “reform” through the eyes of thirty‐three women who participated in PRWORA programs in the state of Wisconsin.