Crisis in capitalist welfare programmes

Examines the Kansas job opportunities and basic skills programme to analyse why education and training programmes fail to reduce poverty and promote self-reliance for programme participants. Uses profit model analysis to examine the effect of the Kansas job opportunities and basic skills programme o...

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Published inInternational journal of social economics Vol. 23; no. 10/11; pp. 107 - 119
Main Author Gustavson, Robert L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published MCB UP Ltd 01.10.1996
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Economics
Training
Education
Employment
Welfare
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Summary:Examines the Kansas job opportunities and basic skills programme to analyse why education and training programmes fail to reduce poverty and promote self-reliance for programme participants. Uses profit model analysis to examine the effect of the Kansas job opportunities and basic skills programme on job readiness and employment. Examines client accountability to evaluate compliance with programme directives. Concludes that welfare recipient participation rates in KanWork education and training hold the key to understanding why Kansas welfare programmes contribute little to clients gaining marketable job skills.
ISSN:0306-8293
1758-6712
DOI:10.1108/03068299610149480