Table of Contents: Repairing the U.S. social safety net

Main Author:	Burt, Martha R.
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors:	Nightingale, Demetra S.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Urban Institute Press, c2010.
Subjects:	Public welfare > United States. United States > Social policy. United States > Social conditions.
Online Access:	http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10552186

Table of Contents:

U.S. social policy and the social safety net in historical perspective
Poverty
Recent changes to U.S. social safety net policies
Getting onto the rolls: caseloads, eligibility processes, targeting, and outreach
Service delivery mechanisms and innovations
Program administration and institutions
Policy analysis, evaluation, and performance monitoring
Implications for the future.