Expectations and Welfare Work
Win in New York City
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4074993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lawrence M Mead (0000-0002-1603-6361, Policy Analysis (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 648-662 |
| Publication date | 1983-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Policy Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1983.tb00794.x |
| OpenAlex | W1985041228 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 6 |
Work requirements for welfare recipients have done l i t t l e to reduce the welfare rolls. The usual explanation that limited skills and openings prevent recipients working is unpersuasive, since low-skilled work seems to be quite widely available. This study of the Work Incentive (WIN) program, the main welfare work program, in New York City found that whether recipients work depends mainly on whether WIN seriously expects them to. Thus, the welfare work problem is more political than economic.It lies in our reluctance to obligate recipients to function socially as we would other people
Economics · Incentive · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Welfare · Welfare reform · Engineering · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Law
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 2005 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |