Second-Order Devolution Revolution and the Hidden Structural Discrimination? Examining County Welfare-to-Work Service Systems in California

Chang, Yu-Ling; Lanfranconi, Lucia; Clark, Kevin (2020). Second-Order Devolution Revolution and the Hidden Structural Discrimination? Examining County Welfare-to-Work Service Systems in California Journal of Poverty, 24(5-6), pp. 430-450. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/10875549.2020.1728010

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Drawing from Critical Race Theory (CRT), and a structural intersectionality framework, we examine intersecting structural inequalities embedded in county welfare-to-work (WTW) service delivery in California. Using a mixed-method analytic approach, our results reveal that second-order-devolution revolution (SODR) shapes intersecting gender, racial, class, and spatial inequalities, and reproduces white supremacy. We find that counties with multiple privileged socioeconomic characteristics operate employment- or training-oriented WTW systems, whereas counties with multiple disadvantaged socioeconomic characteristics operate sanction- or educationoriented WTW systems. We discuss policy solutions to address the disparities in WTW service delivery systems.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	Business School > Institute for New Work Business School > Institute for New Work > Diversity and Inclusion Business School
Name:	Chang, Yu-Ling; Lanfranconi, Lucia0000-0002-5997-7698 and Clark, Kevin
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
ISSN:	1087-5549
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Language:	English
Submitter:	Lucia Lanfranconi
Date Deposited:	23 Aug 2024 12:00
Last Modified:	23 Aug 2024 12:00
Publisher DOI:	10.1080/10875549.2020.1728010
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.22233
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/22233