The Policy and Politics of Food Stamps and Snap

Food Stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), has endured and expanded in recent years. The program has been preserved and in some cases enhanced as a result of its inclusion in the Farm Bill, being characterized as a safety net of last resort and as a program for the deserving poor.

Autorentext

Matthew Gritter is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Angelo State University, USA. He is the author of Mexican Inclusion: The Origins of Anti-Discrimination Policy in Texas and the Southwest (2012).

Inhalt

1. Food Stamps and SNAP: History, Policy and Politics 2. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and the Saving of Food Stamps 1995-2000 3. Big Government Conservatism, Expanding and Reframing Food Stamps: George W. Bush, Welfare Reform and the 2002 Farm Bill 4. A New Right Wing Consensus? Attacks on SNAP and the Preservation of the Program 5. Conclusion