TY - CPAPER AB - This paper tests the hypothesis that devolution of welfare programs leads to heightened intergovernmental competition and a "race to the bottom" in the provision of local public services. Data from a national survey of county governments is used to estimate an econometric model of strategic interaction by county governments. AU - Baryeh, Afia AU - Kraybill, David S. DA - 2001 DA - 2001 DO - 10.22004/ag.econ.20512 DO - doi ID - 20512 KW - Community/Rural/Urban Development L1 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20512/files/sp01ba10.pdf L2 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20512/files/sp01ba10.pdf L4 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20512/files/sp01ba10.pdf LA - eng LA - English LK - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20512/files/sp01ba10.pdf N2 - This paper tests the hypothesis that devolution of welfare programs leads to heightened intergovernmental competition and a "race to the bottom" in the provision of local public services. Data from a national survey of county governments is used to estimate an econometric model of strategic interaction by county governments. PY - 2001 PY - 2001 T1 - Does Decentralized Welfare Reform Lead to a Race to the Bottom in Local Economic Development and Local Public Services? TI - Does Decentralized Welfare Reform Lead to a Race to the Bottom in Local Economic Development and Local Public Services? UR - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20512/files/sp01ba10.pdf Y1 - 2001 T2 - Selected Paper ER -