Description/Abstract
This paper presents a cross-sectional examination of the implementation conditions within Michigan during the first year following the passage of federal welfare reform. It asks the question, “Do implementation factors in the welfare system quantitatively influence the achievement of public policy goals?” Drawing on data from 82 counties, this analysis provides an exploratory, multivariate model that controls for environmental factors outside of the influence of program implementers and examines the effects of macro- and micro-implementation conditions on an outcome desired by policy reforms. The results suggest that implementation factors do have a statistically discernible relationship to proportion of a county’s caseload that is combining welfare and work. Implications are considered both for the implementation of policy reforms and future research in this area.
Document Type
Working Paper
Date
4-1999
Language
English
Series
Income Security Policy Series
Disciplines
Economic Policy | Economics | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Public Policy
ISSN
1061 1843
Recommended Citation
Sandfort, Jodi, "Exploring the Effect of Welfare Reform Implementation on the Attainment of Policy Goals: An Examination of Michigan's Counties" (1999). Center for Policy Research. 396.
https://surface.syr.edu/cpr/396
Source
Local Input
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Additional Information
Policy studies paper no.20