Should the General Assistance Program be Reformed?

Michigan Opportunity and Skills Training;welfare reform;General Assistance program;Michigan;temporary relief;poverty;Public Administration

Goss, LuevonFlint ;

University of Michigan

关键词: Michigan Opportunity and Skills Training;    welfare reform;    General Assistance program;    Michigan;    temporary relief;    poverty;    Public Administration;   

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【 摘 要 】

This paper is a stud y of the General Assistance program in the State of Michigan. It examines the effects of the Michigan Opportunity and Skills Training (MOST) program on General Assistance recipients. It also looks at various welfare reforms and their effects on General Assistance recipients using case examples. It offers an opinion on whether General Assistance is effective in doing what it was originally intended to do.