From Flat Broke with Children by Sharon Hays
Hays considers the roots and consequences of welfare reform which was implemented in the mid-1990s. Particularly noteworthy is that she discusses its implications in terms of attempts to institutionalize core American values such as family responsibility, economic frugality, and individual initiative as well as its concrete implications for enhancing economic opportunities. Her view is largely negative: welfare reform has failed along these lines.
-According to Hays, welfare reform has been effective in:
A) Eliminating prison populations
B) Creating good jobs
C) Trimming welfare rolls
D) Increasing opportunities for childcare.

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Hays argues that welfare reform has been successful in trimming welfare rolls, but has failed in other areas such as institutionalizing core American values and enhancing economic opportunities.