This paper examines a form of state social provision that has been neglected by current
sociological theory: publicly funded supportive services. Federal policies of privatization and …

Offending Women is an eye-opening journey into the lived reality of prison for women in the
United States today. Lynne Haney looks at incarcerated mothers, housed together with their …

While there is a cumulative research programme on the causes of decentralization to
regional and local governments, research on its policy consequences is less integrated. This …

Research from numerous disciplines provides support for the critical importance of early
childhood development in economic development. The long-term individual and societal …

Until recently, few gender scholars took notice of the impact of state architecture on women's
representation, political opportunities, and policy achievements. Likewise scholars of …

Demarcations and assessments of particular periods of American federalism typically focus
attention on national–state relationships, and ignore the independent activities of the 50 …

Social assistance benefits are the last resort in national social protection systems, and
decentralizing reforms leading to increasing local discretion over implementation of national …

Much of the quantitative literature evaluating welfare reform focuses on caseloads. In order
to contextualize caseload declines, the current study examines a closely related measure of …

The passage of welfare reform shifted significant authority for welfare provision from the
federal government to state and local governments. Proponents of devolution point to drastic …

Do states compete in providing (or not providing) welfare services? Do competitive
pressures shape state welfare program adoption? Even though interstate competition is …