Living Off the Government? Race, Gender, and the Politics of Welfare by Anne M. Whitesell
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2026
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Abstract
American welfare policy is, by design, complex. Its rules—governing who qualifies, what recipients must do to receive aid, and for how long—form a patchwork of provisions, each with its own history and its own set of advocates. In Living Off the Government? Race, Gender, and the Politics of Welfare, Anne M. Whitesell takes on the challenge of explaining not just how that complexity came to be but who shaped it and why. Whitesell's central argument is that welfare recipients, marginalized along both racial and gendered lines, are poorly represented in the policymaking process. Organized interests step in as advocates for welfare recipients but are often pursing narrower agendas within the complicated design of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Civil rights organizations, domestic violence advocates, labor unions, chambers of commerce, pro-life groups, and social conservative organizations all have something at stake in how these rules are written, but often, representing welfare recipients is not their primary mission.
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| Authors | Lucia Lopez |
| Journal | political science quarterly |
| Year | 2026 |
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10.1093/psquar/qqag048
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