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Unpacking Welfare Deservingness Theory: Evidence From the Perceived Deservingness of Gig Workers

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The theory of welfare deservingness provides valuable insights into the social legitimacy of welfare programs and the principles underlying policy design. In examining the question of who deserves what and why, established deservingness criteria emphasize that individuals demonstrating motivation to work (“reciprocity”) are typically perceived
Juhyun Bae
wiley   +1 more source

Safeguarding Merit: Citizen Support for Civil Service Protections Against Political Interference

open access: yesPublic Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT President Trump altered the U.S. federal civil service system by reducing merit‐based protections for bureaucratic expertise and expanding the scope of political appointments, shifting the balance long established under the Pendleton Act of 1883. Similar reforms have occurred at the state level with moves to at‐will employment.
Colt Jensen, Jaclyn Piatak
wiley   +1 more source

Interpersonal Connections and Career Mobility in Bureaucratic Labor Markets: Evidence From Brazil

open access: yesPublic Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Interpersonal networks are pervasive in state bureaucracies around the world. To what extent do they explain bureaucratic career trajectories? And are they driven more by political patronage and connections to influential bosses, or by information‐sharing and trust‐building among peers?
Danilo Cardoso   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

We need to understand economic inequality from children's perspectives. [PDF]

open access: yesCommun Psychol
Brummelman E   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Functional Politicization in Practice. From Responsive Competence to Reflexive Functional Politicization

open access: yesPublic Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study addresses how senior civil servants navigate the tension between responsiveness and competence through functional politicization. Based on rich observational data (300 h) and interview material (42 interviews), the article theorizes how senior civil servants navigate this tension by providing advice that integrates political ...
Amalie Trangbæk
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptional Welfare Boundary for Migrant Families in China: What, Where and How?

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite recent reforms to China's hukou system, internal migrants in urban centres continue to face significant barriers in accessing welfare benefits and public services. This study introduces the concept of the perceptional welfare boundary to explain how welfare exclusion persists beyond formal institutional constraints.
Qiaobing Wu, Shirley Yang
wiley   +1 more source

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