Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Clearinghouse Review
Abstract
Privatization of the operation of public benefit programs in the wake of welfare reform has diminished the effectiveness of traditional approaches to advocacy. A case study from New York City of how private contractors succeeded in reducing welfare roles while imposing punitive policies on poor families offers a glimpse of possible new advocacy tools. Requiring contract-monitoring bodies that involve community members and advocates could help facilitate transparent contracting processes and reshape social welfare programs to serve clients.
Publication Date
3-2011
Recommended Citation
Bach, Wendy A., "Responding to Welfare Privatization: New Tools for a New Age" (2011). Scholarly Works. 224.
https://ir.law.utk.edu/utklaw_facpubs/224