IMPLEMENTING WELFARE REFORM IN GREAT BRITAIN: IMPLICATIONS FOR US PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

This analysis of welfare reform in Great Britain and the United States is based upon extensive interviews with local administrators responsible for implementing welfare reform in both countries. It focuses on a description of the implementation of the New Deal Lone Parent program in Great Britain that parallels the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families welfare reform program in the United States. It features a description of the demographics of the lone parent population, the launching of the lone parent program, and the role of the lone parent program within the New Deal strategies for welfare reform in Great Britain. It concludes with implications, derived from the changes in Great Britain, for policies and practices in the United States.