"A New Kind of Public Policy Encounters Disappointing Results: Implementing Learnfare in Wisconsin" by Stephen L. Percy

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A New Kind of Public Policy Encounters Disappointing Results: Implementing Learnfare in Wisconsin

Public Administration Review (1993)

Stephen L. Percy, Portland State University
Marcus E. Ethridge

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Abstract

Assesses Wisconsin's experience with Learnfare, a controversial policy that ties Aid to Families with Dependent Children payments to school attendance of children in recipient families. Argues that regulated redistribution programs demonstrate the extremely complex relationship between policy theory and the design of administrative procedures.

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Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

Publication Date

1993

Citation Information

Ethridge, M., & Percy, S. (1993). A New Kind of Public Policy Encounters Disappointing Results: Implementing Learnfare in Wisconsin. Public Administration Review, 53(4), 340-347.