{"product_id":"the-welfare-experiments-9780804747462","title":"The Welfare Experiments","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Robin Rogers-Dillon contributes and important new perspective on the ushering in of welfare reform, highlighting the pivotal political role of state-level waivers and welfare experiments.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSociety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The author presents her argument in a clear and incisive way and provides a rich source of information about how the waiver projects gradually evolved to shape a coherent political agenda.\" -- \u003ci\u003eJournal of Sociology and Social Welfare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is a book that deserves to be read by those at any level who are studying or practicing the art of political and social change...\" -- \u003ci\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Welfare Experiments\u003c\/i\u003e 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Welfare Experiments\u003c\/i\u003e, Robin Rogers-Dillon presents a thorough and incisive analysis of recent legislative developments in welfare reform and introduces a note of skepticism regarding the executive branch's creation of a system of change that now bypasses legislative approvals. This important work sounds cautions not only for welfare, but also for the broader range of social policy that surrounds the welfare system.\" -- Martin Rein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  List of Figures\t{tab}000  Acknowledgments\t{tab}000  1. The Politics of Pilot Programs\t{tab}000  2. Hope and an Experimental Design\t{tab}000  3. The History of AFDC\t{tab}000  4. Florida's Family Transition Program\t{tab}000  5. Street-Level Policymaking\t{tab}000  6. Revolution in the States\t{tab}000  7. The Rhetoric and Institutional Politics of Policy Experiments\t{tab}000  Afterword: \"Superwaivers\"\t{tab}000  Appendix 1. Methodology\t{tab}000  Appendix 2. Who was Compliant?\t{tab}000  Notes\t{tab}000  Bibliography\t{tab}000  Index\t{tab}000        Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Public welfare United States, United States Social policy 1993-United States Politics and government 1993-2001","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405554655575,"sku":"9780804747462","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804747462.jpg?v=1730492813","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-welfare-experiments-9780804747462","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}