The urban politics of workfare: New York City's welfare reforms and the dimensions of welfare policy making

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 771-798

  Krinsky, John ^a  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

New York City; Policy networks; Political culture; Political economy; Regimes; Workfare

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LABOR MARKET; POLICY MAKING; POLICY REFORM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PUBLIC SECTOR; URBAN POLICY; URBAN POLITICS; WELFARE REFORM;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347224769     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087407299172     Document Type: Article

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