Does Decentralized Welfare Reform Lead to a Race to the Bottom in Local Economic Development and Local Public Services?

Afia Baryeh and David S. Kraybill

No 20512, 2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: This paper tests the hypothesis that devolution of welfare programs leads to heightened intergovernmental competition and a "race to the bottom" in the provision of local public services. Data from a national survey of county governments is used to estimate an econometric model of strategic interaction by county governments.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban; Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.20512

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