End of Welfare?

Exploring the consequences of federal devolution on state budgets, this work deals with three major areas of concern: the effect of moving large numbers of welfare recipients into labour markets; the planned federal reforms in the health care field; and trends in federal aid. Chapter 1 The New American Devolution, Max B. Sawicky; Chapter 2 New Opportunities/Nagging Questions, Timothy J. Conlan, James D. Riggle; Chapter 3 The State Fiscal Predicament under the New Federalism, Steven D. Gold, Bruce A. Wallin; Chapter 4 How Strong Are State Revenue Systems?, Daphne A. Kenyon; Chapter 5 Growing State Economies, Timothy J. Bartik; Chapter 6 Economic Development and Metropolitan Sprawl, Joseph J. Persky, Wim Wiewel, Mark Sendzik; Chapter 7 State Fiscal Responses to Block Grants, Howard Chernick, Andrew Reschovsky; Chapter 8 Fiscal Disparities and Education Finance, John Yinger; Chapter 9 Revenue Sharing as a Public Investment, Bruce A. Wallin;