Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-210) and index.
Social welfare policy -- Comparative social welfare policy -- Traditional public interest model -- The public choice perspective -- Government and its bureaucracy -- The origins of the new welfare law -- The genesis of the new welfare law -- Institutional analysis -- An econometric analysis of the variables affecting changes in welfare caseloads.
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Examines the legislative process that gave rise to The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), and presents two alternative theories to explain this process; the traditional public interest model of government and the public choice model.
Political economy of welfare reform in the United States.
9781843761334
Public welfare-- Law and legislation-- United States.
Public welfare-- United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services & Welfare.