In the post-World War II era the apparent success of Keynesian economic principles in
evening out the instabilities of the business cycle stimulated rapid growth in public welfare …

This paper estimates the long-run effects of childhood Medicaid eligibility on adult health
and economic outcomes using the program's original introduction (1966–1970) and its …

First published in 1991, Beyond the Welfare State? has been thoroughly revised and
updated for this new edition, which draws on the latest theoretical developments and …

Despite political scientists' growing appreciation of the ways in which institutions influence
political processes, the “new institutionalism” has so far had a limited impact on the …

This paper provides new evidence that Medicaid's introduction reduced infant and child
mortality in the 1960s and 1970s. Mandated coverage of all cash welfare recipients induced …

This book represents a synthesis of research over almost two decades into contract choice
in agrarian economies. It begins by developing a basic one-period model embracing both …

Neither economics nor political science can explain the process of modern social
development. The fact that developed societies always have developed economies and …

I. Introduction For the past 2 decades the problems of agricultural tenancy have attracted a
great deal of attention not only from agricultural economists but also from economists in …

This volume brings together social scientists who have been rethinking the relationship
between economy and society. Although they range in theoretical taste from marxistto …

This article reviews the history of race laws in the United States as distinct from the rule of
law, an idea found in the writing and speeches of Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, the first …