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Dependency By Law: Poverty, Identity, And Welfare Privatization, Frank W. Munger Jan 2006

Dependency By Law: Poverty, Identity, And Welfare Privatization, Frank W. Munger

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Privatization of welfare reflects the political pressure to limit public responsibility for protection of social citizenship. Recent welfare reforms incorporate three classic market-like privatization mechanisms--contracting out services forcing allocation of a limited pool of benefits, and deregulation. Deregulation entails strategic diversion and disqualification of large numbers of would-be applicants who are left without alternatives to the labor market. In this article I discuss an empirical study of the effects of deregulation of welfare on the self-perceptions of recipients. Interviews with recipients and with low-wage health care workers, former recipients, show that, criticisms of welfare notwithstanding, they have embraced welfare reforms …


New Institutions For Worker Representation In The United States: Theoretical Issues, Alan Hyde Jan 2006

New Institutions For Worker Representation In The United States: Theoretical Issues, Alan Hyde

NYLS Law Review

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Don’T Mourn – Reorganize! An Introduction To The Next Wave Organizing Symposium, Seth D. Harris Jan 2006

Don’T Mourn – Reorganize! An Introduction To The Next Wave Organizing Symposium, Seth D. Harris

NYLS Law Review

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Organizations, Movements, And Networks, Charles Heckscher Jan 2006

Organizations, Movements, And Networks, Charles Heckscher

NYLS Law Review

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Overcoming Obstacles To Worker Representation: Insights From The Temporary Agency Workforce, Danielle D. Van Jaarsveld Jan 2006

Overcoming Obstacles To Worker Representation: Insights From The Temporary Agency Workforce, Danielle D. Van Jaarsveld

NYLS Law Review

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Next Wave Organizing And The Shift To A New Paradigm Of Labor Law, Jim Pope Jan 2006

Next Wave Organizing And The Shift To A New Paradigm Of Labor Law, Jim Pope

NYLS Law Review

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The Immigrant Workers Project Of The Afl-Cio, Rosanna M. Kreychman, Heather H. Volik Jan 2006

The Immigrant Workers Project Of The Afl-Cio, Rosanna M. Kreychman, Heather H. Volik

NYLS Law Review

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Working America, Lauren Snyder Jan 2006

Working America, Lauren Snyder

NYLS Law Review

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The Workplace Project, Emily Stein Jan 2006

The Workplace Project, Emily Stein

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Working Today, Sarah N. Kelly, Christine Tramontano Jan 2006

Working Today, Sarah N. Kelly, Christine Tramontano

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Renewing And Maintaining Union Vitality: New Approaches To Union Growth, Fred Feinstein Jan 2006

Renewing And Maintaining Union Vitality: New Approaches To Union Growth, Fred Feinstein

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Canadian Softwood Lumber And “Free Trade” Under Nafta, Sydney M. Cone Iii Jan 2006

Canadian Softwood Lumber And “Free Trade” Under Nafta, Sydney M. Cone Iii

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.