booktheque

The Political Economy of Welfare Reform in the United States (Locke Institute)

Mary Reintsma · 2007

Where to buy

Amazon’s price changes daily, so the most accurate place to see it is there, at the moment you buy.

View on Amazon

About the book

"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.

Book details

Year
2007
Language
English
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Editions
1
Pages
220
ISBN
9781843761334

Data source: Wikidata

More by Mary Reintsma