Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
8.4
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
13196
Points per Word
0.000152
Page Count
112
Points per Page
0.017857
Description
This book discusses the origins of federal welfare in the U.S. and its effects on society, the policy changes it has undergone, new reforms of the 1990s, strategies and key players in the debate, and challenges that confront resolution of the issue.