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(posted Feb 28, 2007)

Welfare Reform and the "Platonic Master Science": An Interview with Lawrence Mead
Kosar, Kevin R; Lampe, David
Public Administration Review, Nov/Dec 2006, v66, #6, 7p
"In this conversation with the author of the 2005 Brownlow Book Award winner Government Matters, Lawrence Mead underscores the indispensable role of government in implementing effective welfare reform in Wisconsin. When policy makers and administrators work together conscientiously, according to Mead, old institutions can be revitalized and new ones built with remarkable speed and efficiency to achieve public purposes. Mead also shares his perspectives on the major failings of contemporary policy research."
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