The Political Economy of Welfare Reform in the United States (Locke Institute)
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: September 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781843761334
Subjects: Political economy; Welfare & benefit systems; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; USA; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Law and legislation; Public welfare; United States
Description: "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 Opportunity 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 interests 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 model."--BOOK JACKET.