Jill Duerr Berrick is the Director of the Center for Social Services Research and the Child Welfare Research Center at the School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley. She has conducted numerous studies of children and families and has published her findings in several books and articles.

An absorbing, solidly documented study of America's welfare system and the circumstances of five women and their children who are dependent upon it ... A passionate, perceptive assessment of a complex and timely issue.

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Jill Duerr Berrick is the Director of the Center for Social Services Research and the Child Welfare Research Center at the School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley. She has conducted numerous studies of children and families and has published her findings in several books and articles.

An absorbing, solidly documented study of America's welfare system and the circumstances of five women and their children who are dependent upon it ... A passionate, perceptive assessment of a complex and timely issue.

• This an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC International licence

Jill Duerr Berrick is the Director of the Center for Social Services Research and the Child Welfare Research Center at the School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley. She has conducted numerous studies of children and families and has published her findings in several books and articles.

An absorbing, solidly documented study of America's welfare system and the circumstances of five women and their children who are dependent upon it ... A passionate, perceptive assessment of a complex and timely issue.

• This an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC International licence