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Welfare Policymaking in the States
Pamela Winston
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Description for Welfare Policymaking in the States
Paperback. Under the welfare reform act of 1996, welfare was the first and most basic safety net program to be sent back to state control. This title examines how the welfare policymaking process has changed. It probes the nature of state welfare politics under devolution and contrasts it with welfare politics on the national level. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Now that responsibility for welfare policy has devolved from Washington to the states, Pamela Winston examines how the welfare policymaking process has changed. Under the welfare reform act of 1996, welfare was the first and most basic safety net program to be sent back to state control. Will the shift help or further diminish programs for low-income people, especially the millions of children who comprise the majority of the poor in the United States? In this book, Winston probes the nature of state welfare politics under devolution and contrasts it with welfare politics on the national level. Starting with James ... Read more
Now that responsibility for welfare policy has devolved from Washington to the states, Pamela Winston examines how the welfare policymaking process has changed. Under the welfare reform act of 1996, welfare was the first and most basic safety net program to be sent back to state control. Will the shift help or further diminish programs for low-income people, especially the millions of children who comprise the majority of the poor in the United States? In this book, Winston probes the nature of state welfare politics under devolution and contrasts it with welfare politics on the national level. Starting with James ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
American Governance and Public Policy Series
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9780878408924
SKU
V9780878408924
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About Pamela Winston
Pamela Winston is a researcher with Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., in Washington, D.C. She holds a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in political science.
Reviews for Welfare Policymaking in the States
... meticulously researched and elegantly constructed ... an important corrective both to the triumphalism that has overwhelmingly greeted welfare reform and to the suspect theory that lies behind it Political Science Quarterly A refreshing and important contribution ... Her detailed case studies provide the reader with insight into the nuance and flavor of the politics of welfare policy in ways ... Read more