The Political Economy of Welfare Reform in the United States

Mary Reintsma

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Abstract: The welfare system in the United States underwent profound changes as a result of the groundbreaking welfare legislation passed in 1996 entitled The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). The Political Economy of Welfare Reform in the United States examines in detail the legislative process that gave rise to PRWORA and presents two alternative theories to explain this process; the traditional public interest model of government and the public choice model. On the basis of a detailed historical analysis of welfare programs and policies in the US, the author explains the two alternative theories and engages in a detailed institutional and statistical analysis to make a convincing argument for the validity of the public choice paradigm.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy Social Policy and Sociology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D6 I3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
ISBN: 9781843761334
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Social Welfare Policy – Overview of Major Issues

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Ch 2 Comparative Social Welfare Policy – A Look at the Evolution of Welfare Policies in Europe

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Ch 3 Traditional Public Interest Model

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Ch 4 The Public Choice Perspective

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Ch 5 Government and its Bureaucracy

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Ch 6 The Origins of the New Welfare Law – A Historical Overview

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Ch 7 The Genesis of the New Welfare Law – The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 (PL 104–193)

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Ch 8 Institutional Analysis

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Ch 9 An Econometric Analysis of the Variables Affecting Changes in Welfare Caseloads

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Ch 10 Conclusions

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