Title
Welfare versus workfare: Policy implications
Abstract
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1981 and the 1988 Family Support Act (FSA) have made workfare programs an integral part of the American welfare system. The OBRA and FSA required states to mandate participation in a Community Work Experience Program (CWEP) for recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). This paper reviews the experience with workfare programs in the past 25 years. The paper summarizes their results, including positive and negative aspects of the programs, and identifies some key issues and unanswered questions from this experience. The authors conclude with suggestions toward a more viable direction of welfare reform. © 1996 OPA (Overseas Publishers Association).
Department(s)
School of Social Work
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/0300443961190106
Publication Date
12-1-1996
Recommended Citation
Chung, Woo Sik, and John T. Pardeck. "Welfare versus workfare: policy implications." Early Child Development and Care 119, no. 1 (1996): 65-72.
Journal Title
Early Child Development and Care
