Does Decentralized Welfare Reform Lead to a Race to the Bottom in Local Economic Development and Local Public Services?
Baryeh, Afia; Kraybill, David S.
2001

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This paper tests the hypothesis that devolution of welfare programs leads to heightened intergovernmental competition and a "race to the bottom" in the provision of local public services. Data from a national survey of county governments is used to estimate an econometric model of strategic interaction by county governments.

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Title Does Decentralized Welfare Reform Lead to a Race to the Bottom in Local Economic Development and Local Public Services?
Author(s) Baryeh, Afia
Kraybill, David S.
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Issue Date 2001
Publication Type Conference Paper/ Presentation
DOI and Other Identifiers 10.22004/ag.econ.20512
Record Identifier https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20512
PURL Identifier http://purl.umn.edu/20512
Language English
Total Pages 15
Series Statement Selected Paper
Record Appears in Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) > Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Conferences > 2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL

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