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Prologue |
ix |
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Introduction |
1 |
| 1. |
Getting Involved |
13 |
| 2. |
The Ladies in the Backyard |
42 |
| 3. |
If You Were a Caseworker - Good People Trapped in a Bad System |
69 |
| 4. |
What Can Be Done about the Mess We Are In? There is No Silver Buller, But... |
93 |
| 5. |
Is Anyone Really in Charge Here? The Clout of Unions and Providers |
133 |
| 6. |
Linking Community Groups with Government - A Historic First |
149 |
| 7. |
Employers and Tough Welfare Cases - Enlightend Self-Interest and A Reasonable Business Risk |
189 |
| 8. |
Collaborating at the Top of the Bureaucracies - An Oxymoron? |
225 |
| 9. |
The Role of Legislature - Messy Democracy |
255 |
| 10. |
Pulling Together "All the Pieces of the Puzzle" |
278 |
| 11. |
Lessons for a Nation - A Win-Win Opportunity |
306 |
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Postscript - A Vision |
328 |
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Appendix A - Welfare to Work Job Training and Placement |
335 |
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Appendix B - Essential Elements and Lessons Learned |
337 |
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Endnotes |
341 |
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Acknowledgements |
347 |
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Index |
351 |
