The Prisoners of Welfare: Liberating America's Poor from Unemployment and Low Wages

Overview: Reshaping the Debate Why the Poor Are Poor Who Are the Poor? Poverty and Work The Job Shortage Low-Wage Jobs The Long Queue Why Welfare Reform Will Fail Faulty Premises The Omitted Poor The Prisoners of Welfare Ending Poverty The Right Not to be Poor The Mechanics of Justice Day Care and Health Insurance The Cost of Justice Conclusion: Five Choices Bibliography Index