Public assistance is treated here as a transaction with a demand and a supply side. The theory of demand is explored under a hypothetical condition of free choice to individuals between wage income and relief income. Then, more realistic situations are examined in which able-bodied individuals...

Presents an econometric analysis of the interactions between unemployment and Aid to Families with Dependent Children. Information on a model of the welfare system; Discussion of an expenditure adjustment equation; Social and political factors that influence the demand and supply of assistance...

Dividing the cases into three categories, involving Communist activity, refusals to testify, and security risk cases, this study examines arbitration awards published between 1945 and 1961 which dealt with these problems. Regarding the first category, the author finds a shift in arbitrators'...