Welfare policymaking in the states : the devil in devolution / Pamela Winston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winston, Pamela.

Series:

American governance and public policy

American governance and public policy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--United States.

Public welfare.

United States.

Public welfare--Texas.

Public welfare--Maryland.

Public welfare--North Dakota.

United States--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Decentralization in government--United States.

Decentralization in government.

North Dakota.

Maryland.

Texas.

Physical Description:

x, 332 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2002]

Contents:

1 Why Devolution Matters 1

National Welfare Politics 19

Setting the National Stage 21

2 Reaching the Devolution Revolution: The History of Welfare in the United States 23

3 The Role of "Factions" in the National Welfare Debate 67

State Welfare Politics 101

Welfare Politics in the States: An Introduction 103

4 Maryland: Welfare Policymaking in a Diverse Environment 115

5 Texas: Reforming Welfare in a Low-Benefit State 151

6 North Dakota: Welfare Reform on the Northern Plains 191

7 Conclusion: Welfare as We're Coming to Know It? 229

Appendix A Selection Criteria for State Case Studies 255

Appendix B National AFDC-Related Hearings during 104th Congress, by Committee, Topic, and Date 257

Appendix C Actors and Organizations Submitting Oral or Written Testimony in Welfare-Related Hearings, 104th Congress 261

Appendix D Witness Lists for Maryland Hearings 275

Appendix E Witness Lists for Texas Hearings 287

Appendix F Witness Lists for North Dakota Hearings 299.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-319) and index.

ISBN:

0878408916

0878408924

OCLC:

47791080