商品簡介
In this illuminating examination of our national welfare policy, award-winning veteran reporter and writer LynNell Hancock offers portraits of three women and their families as they struggle to find their way through the new rules and regulations of the public assistance system. Hands to Work takes us on a journey within the day-to-day struggles of these women, describing their hopes, regrets, and deepest dreams. Hancock demystifies contemporary misconceptions of poverty and illustrates now welfare policy and reform have been conceived, offering a thought-provoking look at the most divisive questions about America's neediest citizens.
作者簡介
LynNell Hancock is an assistant professor at the Columbia School of Journalism.
