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Housing And The Future Of The American Welfare State

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Built Environment

Volume

14

Issue

3-4

First Page

177

Last Page

189

Abstract

This paper will focus on one aspect of the American social welfare system - the provision of low-income housing assistance. It will show how the integration of housing assistance into a more coherent welfare system illustrates a fundamental dilemma presented by reform efforts - the relationship between cash assistance and "in-kind' assistance in any comprehensive welfare system. This dilemma involves both technical issues and political issues. Data from a recent survey of public attitudes towards social welfare programmes will be used to illustrate fundamental features of the political environment which shape reform. -from Author

Department

Department of Political Science

Original Publication Date

1-1-1988

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