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Welfare Policymaking in the States

Name: Welfare Policymaking in the States
Brand: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9780878408924
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The Devil in Devolution

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By Pamela Winston
Imprint: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: March 30, 2002
Format: PAPERBACK
Pages: 344

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Now that responsibility for welfare policy has devolved from Washington to the states, Winston examines how the welfare policymaking process has changed. Under the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, welfare was the first and most basic safety net programme to be sent back to state control. Will the shift help or further diminish programmes for low-income people, especially the millions of children who comprise the majority of the poor in the US? In this text Winston probes the nature of state welfare politics under devolution and contrasts it with welfare politics on the national level. She analyses the influence of interest groups and other key actors in the legislative process at both the state and national levels. She compares the legislative process during the 104th Congress (1995-96) with that in three states - Maryland, Texas and North Dakota - and finds that the debates in the states saw a more limited range of participants, with fewer of them representing poor people, and fewer competing ideas.

Preface 1. Why Devolution Matters Part I National Welfare Politics Setting the National Stage 2. Reaching the Devolution Revolution: The History of Welfare in the United States 3. The Role of "Factions" in the National Welfare Debate Part II State Welfare Politics Welfare Politics in the States: An Introduction 4. Maryland: Welfare Policymaking in a Diverse Environment 5. Texas: Reforming Welfare in a Low-Benefit State 6. North Dakota: Welfare Reform on the Northern Plains 7. Conclusion: Welfare as We're Coming to Know It? Appendices Appendix A: Selection Criteria for State Case Studies Appendix B: Naional AFDC-Related Hearings during 104th Congress, by Committee, Topic, and Date Apppendix C: Actors and Organizations Submitting Oral or Written Testimony in Welfare-Related Hearings, 104th Congress Appendix D: Witness Lists for Maryland Hearings Appendix E: Witness Lists for Texas Hearings Appendix F: Witness Lists for North Dakota Hearings Abbreviations Selected Bibliography Index

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