Poor women, poor children: American poverty in the 1990s

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Increasing Numbers of Poor Women and Children -- 2. Poverty Trends and the Feminization of Poverty -- 3. Mother-Only Families: Growth and Causes of Poverty -- 4. The Social Welfare Response -- 5. Social Welfare Lessons from Europe -- 6. Reforming the American Welfare System -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author