Last Resorts. Emergency Assistance and Special Needs Programs in Public Welfare

Content: 
Inside Front Cover, Page II
Front Matter, Page III
Copyright, Page IV
Dedication, Page V
Inside Front Cover, Page VII
List of Tables, Pages XIII-XV
Foreword, Pages XVII-XVIII
Acknowledgments, Pages XIX-XX
CHAPTER 1 - Standardized Systems and Individual Needs, Pages 1-22
CHAPTER 2 - The Impact of Standardization on Basic Welfare Programs, Pages 23-57
CHAPTER 3 - Reactions to Standardization: Attempts to Fill the Gap, Pages 59-95
CHAPTER 4 - The Influence of State Public Welfare Policies on Specialized Programs, Pages 97-116
CHAPTER 5 - Rules, Procedures, and Delegation in State Programs, Pages 117-145
Chapter 6 - County Administration of Specialized Programs, Pages 147-167
Chapter 7 - Administrators′ Perceptions of How Well the Specialized Programs Work, Pages 169-190
CHAPTER 8 - Private Charity and Other Community Programs, Pages 191-214
CHAPTER 9 - A Comparative Note: Meeting Individualized Need in the British Supplementary Benefits Scheme, Pages 215-235
CHAPTER 10 - Striking the Balance, Pages 237-248
References, Pages 249-253
Index, Pages 255-265
Institute for Research on Poverty Monograph Series, Pages 266-267