Amanda Tillotson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4418776 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda Tillotson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Tillotson |
| SIGNATURE | TILLOTSON A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Vol. 44 No. 2
Serving No One Well: TANF Nearly Twenty Years Later- Kristin S. Seefeldt Barriers to Food Security Experienced by Families Living in Extended Stay Motels- Stephanie Gonzalez Guittar Impact of Short Lifetime Limits on Child Neglect - Vicky N. Albert and William C. King The Policy Nexus: Panhandling, Social Capital and Policy Failure- Amanda R. Tillotson and Laura Lein The Impact of Concentrations of African Americans and Latinos/Latinas on Neighbo…
The Policy Nexus: Panhandling, Social Capital and Policy Failure
In this paper, we analyze a unique mixed methods data set based on survey responses (n=108) and intensive interviews (n=18) with panhandlers in Austin, Texas. We examine the way in which failures of primary and secondary social capital interact to create the conditions of extreme poverty and homelessness that lead to panhandling. We find that a large majority of these individuals are working-age adults who lack access to social policy supports th…
Household Economy
Debates about poverty—the nature of poverty, the measurement of poverty, and appropriate responses to poverty—are at the core of a great deal of research, policy debate, and political discussion. Since the 1950s the prevalence of poverty in the United States has been measured against a national poverty income line that is recalculated every year. A great deal of poverty research concentrates on income levels: how these are assessed, and their imp…
Shifting sands that threaten policy advocacy for vulnerable children and youth: A case study
Open States and Open Economies: Denmark's Contribution to a Statist Theory of Development
Hamlet is not the only Danish mystery. The recent resurgence of interest in small states has drawn attention to some unique features of Danish political and economic development: the early liberation of the serfs, the preservation of an independent peasantry, and an adjustment strategy that met the Great Depression of 1873-96 with agricultural innovation and economic liberalism rather than with trade protection. But existing attempts to account f…
Open States and Open Economies: Denmark's Contribution to a Statist Theory of Development
Hamlet is not the only Danish mystery. The recent resurgence of interest in small states has drawn attention to some unique features of Danish political and economic development: the early liberation of the serfs, the preservation of an independent peasantry, and an adjustment strategy that met the Great Depression of 1873-96 with agricultural innovation and economic liberalism rather than with trade protection. But existing attempts to account f…
The Policy Nexus: Panhandling, Social Capital and Policy Failure
In this paper, we analyze a unique mixed methods data set based on survey responses (n=108) and intensive interviews (n=18) with panhandlers in Austin, Texas. We examine the way in which failures of primary and secondary social capital interact to create the conditions of extreme poverty and homelessness that lead to panhandling. We find that a large majority of these individuals are working-age adults who lack access to social policy supports th…
Open States and Open Economies: Denmark's Contribution to a Statist Theory of Development
Hamlet is not the only Danish mystery. The recent resurgence of interest in small states has drawn attention to some unique features of Danish political and economic development: the early liberation of the serfs, the preservation of an independent peasantry, and an adjustment strategy that met the Great Depression of 1873-96 with agricultural innovation and economic liberalism rather than with trade protection. But existing attempts to account f…
Household Economy
Debates about poverty—the nature of poverty, the measurement of poverty, and appropriate responses to poverty—are at the core of a great deal of research, policy debate, and political discussion. Since the 1950s the prevalence of poverty in the United States has been measured against a national poverty income line that is recalculated every year. A great deal of poverty research concentrates on income levels: how these are assessed, and their imp…
Shifting sands that threaten policy advocacy for vulnerable children and youth: A case study
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Vol. 44 No. 2
Serving No One Well: TANF Nearly Twenty Years Later- Kristin S. Seefeldt Barriers to Food Security Experienced by Families Living in Extended Stay Motels- Stephanie Gonzalez Guittar Impact of Short Lifetime Limits on Child Neglect - Vicky N. Albert and William C. King The Policy Nexus: Panhandling, Social Capital and Policy Failure- Amanda R. Tillotson and Laura Lein The Impact of Concentrations of African Americans and Latinos/Latinas on Neighbo…
The Policy Nexus: Panhandling, Social Capital and Policy Failure
In this paper, we analyze a unique mixed methods data set based on survey responses (n=108) and intensive interviews (n=18) with panhandlers in Austin, Texas. We examine the way in which failures of primary and secondary social capital interact to create the conditions of extreme poverty and homelessness that lead to panhandling. We find that a large majority of these individuals are working-age adults who lack access to social policy supports th…
Economics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)