Description: In this book, Rogers-Dillon argues that these welfare experiments of the 1990s were not simply scientific experiments, as their supporters frequently contend, but a powerful political tool that created a framework within which few could argue successfully against the welfare policy changes.
Review Quotes: "The Welfare Experiments makes a major contribution to the literature not just on welfare policy, but also on the politics of the policy process and public administration. This is a serious, sobering look at one of the most important periods in American policymaking history. Rogers-Dillon calls into serious question the possibility--and perhaps even the desirability--of rendering the policy process more scientific. A disturbing and necessary book, for supporters and opponents of welfare alike."--Steven Teles "Brandeis University"