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Framing Welfare Reform in Affluent Societies: Rendering Restructuring More Palatable?

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This paper investigates the conditions under which political framing can render welfare restructuring more palatable. I start by asking two research questions. What are the necessary (albeit perhaps insufficient) conditions that allow leaders successfully to frame welfare reform? To what extent are these conditions evident across welfare regimes? I identify four variables that affect leaders' opportunities for framing social policy: (1) extant frames, (ii) actors, (iii) institutions and (iv) policy arena. After examining the four dominant types of frames found across affluent societies, I review the discursive politics surrounding The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act as a case where all four conditions for framing welfare reform coalesced.

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  • Ross, Fiona, 2000. "Framing Welfare Reform in Affluent Societies: Rendering Restructuring More Palatable?," Journal of Public Policy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 20(2), pages 169-193, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jnlpup:v:20:y:2000:i:02:p:169-193_00
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    1. Hollanders, D.A. & Vis, B., 2009. "Voters' Commitment Problem and Welfare-Program Reforms," Other publications TiSEM b07d1e30-5614-415f-b1a0-7, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
    2. Sander Meijerink & Sabina Stiller, 2013. "What Kind of Leadership Do We Need for Climate Adaptation? A Framework for Analyzing Leadership Objectives, Functions, and Tasks in Climate Change Adaptation," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 31(2), pages 240-256, April.
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