Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1973
College/Unit
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program/Center
Social Work
Abstract
Following the “rediscovery” of poverty in the Kennedy years (1960-1963) and the initiation of the Johnson-era (1968-1968) War on Poverty, there has been much interest in the social sciences on the question of the relationship between poverty and politics in American society. One of the most interesting hypothesis in recent research is the suggestion of a correlation between welfare payment levels in various states and the level of inter-party competition in those states. If this is the case, there is a strong case that citizens are being treated differently by their government in violation of the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution
Digital Commons Citation
Lohmann, Roger A., "Party Politics and the Poor: A Research Note" (1973). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2146.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2146
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