This paper uses a panel of state-level annual data from 1983 to 1994 for each of the
contiguous United States and the District of Columbia, to explore the degree to which states …

This paper examines the extent of welfare induced migration using 1980 and 1990 Census
data. I discuss a number of methodological issues that studies of welfare migration must …

Some of the possible determinants of changes observed in welfare caseloads are analysed
in this study. The paper attempts to explain variations in welfare caseloads on the basis of …

Las políticas contra la pobreza han experimentado un notable cambio a lo largo de la última
década. En la mayoría de los países, tanto de desarrollo industrial elevado como de renta …

Economic integration and mobility of capital have set the ground for a significant competition
over resources. Tax competition for internationally mobile tax bases such as foreign direct …

First, this dissertation documents the birth and development of early voting laws, utilizing
state legislative archives, local media accounts, and conversations with county elections …

Traditional quantitative approaches to comparative social policy research in welfare state
have mostly focused on cross-national variations in social policy. More recently, they have …

For the last two decades, a growing polarization of providing social care services has been
observed across municipalities in every industrialized country. What is interesting is that this …

최근 지역복지정책의 발달원인을 규명하기 위한 비교사회정책 연구들이 국ㆍ내외적으로 크게
증가하고 있다. 대부분 실증분석에 기초한 이 연구들은 방법론적 측면에서는 더욱 정교해지고 …

In this dissertation, I argue that the rational choice and the socio-political approach cannot
fully explain the differences in AFDC/TANF implementation among states, and propose the …