abstract: 'U.S. welfare reforms, whether promoting work first or human capital

  development, have had in common an emphasis on employment as the key to

  improving the life chances of children living in single-mother families.

  We describe in this article a different type of reform-a ``third way{''''}

  in welfare reform. The welfare reforms carried out in the United Kingdom

  since the ``New Labour{''''} government of Tony Blair was elected in 1997

  have included promotion of paid work, but along side two other

  components-an explicit commitment to reduce and eventually eliminate

  child poverty, and a campaign against long-term disadvantage under the

  label of tackling ``social exclusion.{''''} Welfare-to-work reforms

  promoting employment for single mothers have been active but not as

  punitive as in the United States. At the same time, the tax credit and

  cash benefit system has been radically overhauled, benefiting low-income

  families with children, whether or not parents are working. Early

  indications suggest a more rapid fall in child poverty in the United

  Kingdom since its reforms began than in the United States since its

  reforms, and a faster rise in single-mother employment. (C) 2004 by the

  Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.'
affiliation: 'Hills, J (Corresponding Author), Univ London London Sch Econ \& Polit
  Sci, ESRC Res Ctr Anal Social Exclus, CASE, London WC2A 2AE, England.

  Univ London London Sch Econ \& Polit Sci, ESRC Res Ctr Anal Social Exclus, CASE,
  London WC2A 2AE, England.

  Columbia Univ, Sch Social Work, New York, NY 10027 USA.'
author: Hills, J and Waldfogel, J
author_list:
- family: Hills
  given: J
- family: Waldfogel
  given: J
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1002/pam.20046
files: []
issn: 0276-8739
journal: JOURNAL OF POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
keywords-plus: PRESIDENTIAL-ADDRESS; CHILD POVERTY; POLICY; STATES; WORK
language: English
month: FAL
number: '4'
number-of-cited-references: '65'
pages: 765-788
papis_id: d309fa712a29cf0205ae04d38693645c
ref: Hills2004thirdway
times-cited: '22'
title: A ``third way″' in welfare reform? Evidence from the United Kingdom
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000223736500005
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volume: '23'
web-of-science-categories: Economics; Public Administration
year: '2004'