The Policy Context of the Welfare Debate
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5086671 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J P Jones (San Diego State University), John-Paul Jones (0000-0001-8654-2967, San Diego State University), Janet E Kodras (Florida State University) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-72 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/a180063 |
| OpenAlex | W2147784556 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 25 |
This paper is an examination of whether welfare program use is more responsive to economic conditions of need or to characteristics of program supply. The results of an analysis of growth in a major US welfare program illustrate that these forces do not operate independently of one another. Instead, welfare participation dynamics reflect economic need only in those jurisdictions where the program is effectively supplied. The policy implications concern the spatially decentralized operation of public programs
Economic growth · Economic welfare · Economics · Market economy · Public economics · Public policy · Sociology · Welfare · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality
Years of poverty, years of plenty
Regulating the poor
Geography and the State
Generating Models by the Expansion Method
Regional Dynamics of Local Government Welfare Expenditures
Food, Stamps, and Income Maintenance
AFDC in Michigan During the Twentieth Century
Public Assistance Effectiveness by States
Interstate Variations in AFDC Programs
Religious Variables, Political System Characteristics, and Policy Outputs in the American States
The Sources of Public Policy
Sixty Years of Federation in Australia
The Welfare 'Explosion
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 1994 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |