People and places: Welfare reform and the separate effect of caseload characteristics and local conditions

Julie N. Zimmerman; Stephan J. Goetz; David L. Debertin

doi:10.1080/02732170500524048

People and places: Welfare reform and the separate effect of caseload characteristics and local conditions

Julie N. Zimmerman, Stephan J. Goetz, David L. Debertin

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The shift from hardship alleviation policies to behavior-focused policies in cash assistance highlight competing theoretical approaches to poverty: those focused on individuals' characteristics and those focused on structural factors lying beyond the control of the individual. This research bridges these approaches by examining the question, do local conditions have a separate and independent effect from cash assistance caseload characteristics on affecting caseload declines? The results indicate a separate and independent effect of both local conditions and caseload characteristics in explaining caseload declines suggesting that caseload reductions and the economic sustainability of recipients are affected by individual characteristics, but also by where recipients live.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	289-308
Number of pages	20
Journal	Sociological Spectrum
Volume	26
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02732170500524048
State	Published - May 2006

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This article is based on research conducted with funding provided by the Southern Rural Development Center, Economic Research Service (USDA), Food Assistance Grant Program.

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This article is based on research conducted with funding provided by the Southern Rural Development Center, Economic Research Service (USDA), Food Assistance Grant Program.

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Southern Rural Development Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Economic Research Service

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