The Role of Food Stamps in Welfare Reforms

  • J. Fred Giertz
  • Dennis H. Sullivan
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Abstract

Welfare reform has been a major issue in American political economy for the last twenty years. Over this same period, the Food Stamp Program, which first surfaced as a significant political issue during John Kennedy’s West Virginia primary campaign, has developed into a major component of the American transfer apparatus. The growth of in-kind transfers and the counterpoint of reformers’ attempts to cash them out are indeed characteristic of the whole period, and the Food Stamp Program is a major example. If we are to think clearly about the future, we must have an appreciation of this significant history.

Keywords

Public Choice Cash Transfer Welfare Reform Food Stamp Transfer Program 
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  • J. Fred Giertz
  • Dennis H. Sullivan

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