Harvard University Press, 1989, hardcover.  1st edition, 1st printing.  VG- hardcover in VG- dust jacket.  Front board bows slightly.  DJ has edgewear to upper edge.  DJ is in a protective and removable mylar cover.  "What were the circumstances that led Congress in 1988 to pass the first welfare reform bill in a decade?  This book traces the debate that led to the 1988 law.  It also sets forth new directions that welfare policy must follow if it is to accomplish more that the modest results that can be hoped from that law."--from the dj.  8vo – 7 ¾” to 9 1/2" tall. 349 pp.