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Long-run impacts of childhood access to the safety net

by Hoynes, Hilary Williamson Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore Almond, Douglas Published in The American economic review (2016)

“...We examine the impact of a positive and policy-driven change in economic resources available in utero and during childhood. We focus on the introduction of the...”

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Policy Work: Street-Level Organizations Under New Managerialism

by Brodkin, E. Z Published in Journal of public administration research and theory (01.04.2011)

“...Street-level organizations are pivotal players in the making of public policy. The importance of these organizations is reflected in new public management...”

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Policy Diffusion: Seven Lessons for Scholars and Practitioners

by Shipan, Charles R Volden, Craig Published in Public administration review (01.11.2012)

“...The scholarship on policy diffusion in political science and public administration is extensive. This article provides an introduction to that literature for...”

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Crafting the Neoliberal State: Workfare, Prisonfare, and Social Insecurity

by Wacquant, Loïc Published in Sociological forum (Randolph, N.J.) (01.06.2010)

“...In Punishing the Poor, I show that the ascent of the penal state in the United States and other advanced societies over the past quarter-century is a response...”

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Attitudes toward Highly Skilled and Low-skilled Immigration: Evidence from a Survey Experiment

by HAINMUELLER, JENS HISCOX, MICHAEL J Published in The American political science review (01.02.2010)

“...Past research has emphasized two critical economic concerns that appear to generate anti-immigrant sentiment among native citizens: concerns about labor market...”

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The Dynamics of State Policy Liberalism, 1936-2014

by Caughey, Devin Warshaw, Christopher Published in American journal of political science (01.10.2016)

“...Applying a dynamic latent-variable model to data on 148 policies collected over eight decades (1936–2014), we produce the first yearly measure of the policy...”

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Overhauling Nutrition Assistance Programs to Provide Comprehensive Nutrition Support for Older Adults

by Bergia, Robert E Jun, Shinyoung Byers, Adam Savaiano, Dennis Published in Nutrition today (Annapolis) (01.01.2020)

“...Older adults want to “age in place,” but the currently fragmented and inadequate nutrition assistance environment is at odds with this goal. Given the...”

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Explaining Social Policy Preferences: Evidence from the Great Recession

by MARGALIT, YOTAM Published in The American political science review (01.02.2013)

“...To what extent do personal circumstances, as compared to ideological dispositions, drive voters’ preferences on welfare policy? Addressing this question is...”

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The Organization of Discipline: From Performance Management to Perversity and Punishment

by Soss, J Fording, R Schram, S. F Published in Journal of public administration research and theory (01.04.2011)

“...Drawing on participant observation, in-depth interviews, and statistical analysis of administrative data, this article explores the operation of performance...”

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Does Immigration Undermine Public Support for Social Policy?

by Brady, David Finnigan, Ryan Published in American sociological review (01.02.2014)

“...There has been great interest in the relationship between immigration and the welfare state in recent years, and particularly since Alesina and Glaeser's...”

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Crowding Out Culture: Scandinavians and Americans Agree on Social Welfare in the Face of Deservingness Cues

by Aarøe, Lene Petersen, Michael Bang Published in The Journal of politics (01.07.2014)

“...A robust finding in the welfare state literature is that public support for the welfare state differs widely across countries. Yet recent research on the...”

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Paradoxes of Social Policy: Welfare Transfers, Relative Poverty, and Redistribution Preferences

by Brady, David Bostic, Amie Published in American sociological review (01.04.2015)

“...Korpi and Palme's (1998) classic "The Paradox of Redistribution and Strategies of Equality" claims that universal social policy better reduces poverty than...”

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Homelessness and Reentry: A Multisite Outcome Evaluation of Washington State’s Reentry Housing Program for High Risk Offenders

by Lutze, Faith E Rosky, Jeffrey W Hamilton, Zachary K Published in Criminal justice and behavior (01.04.2014)

“...Each year many offenders are released homeless putting them at great risk of being returned to prison. To reduce the likelihood of recidivism, Washington State...”

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All for All: Equality, Corruption, and Social Trust

by Rothstein, Bo Uslaner, Eric M Published in World politics (01.10.2005)

“...The importance of social trust has become widely accepted in the social sciences. A number of explanations have been put forward for the stark variation in...”

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The Perils of Unearned Foreign Income: Aid, Remittances, and Government Survival

by AHMED, FAISAL Z Published in The American political science review (01.02.2012)

“...Given their political incentives, governments in more autocratic polities can strategically channel unearned government and household income in the form of...”

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