Tracing the roots of charitable choice
Does federal urban policy influence local policymaking choices, particularly in regarding the development of local regimes? Focusing on Charitable Choice, a provision of the comprehensive package of welfare reform in 1996, it argues that this is an example of the federal government attempting to directly shape who participates in local governing regimes, particularly in the areas of housing, service delivery, and community and economic development. This work utilizes a unique dataset of national and local newspaper stories as well as interviews with elites in the cities of Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan. News stories are analyzed for important frames in the areas of housing, social services, and community and economic development. Results indicate that despite efforts of national policymakers, local nonprofits are not engaging in a greater scope of work, with a few notable exceptions.
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Electronic Theses & Dissertations
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Material Type
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Theses
- Authors
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Krcatovich, Erin Marie-Sergison
- Thesis Advisors
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Hula, Richard
- Committee Members
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Reese, Laura
Sapotichne, Joshua
Neal, Zachary
- Date Published
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2013
- Subjects
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Church charities
Community development
Federal aid to nonprofit organizations
Intergovernmental cooperation
Local government
Nonprofit organizations
Public-private sector cooperation
Religious institutions
Urban policy
Michigan
United States
- Program of Study
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Political Science - Doctor of Philosophy
- Degree Level
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Doctoral
- Language
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English
- Pages
- xi, 141 pages
- ISBN
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9781267998941
1267998946
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- https://doi.org/doi:10.25335/w79s-x873