Welfare Reform: Learning From American Mistakes?

This report summarises presentations and discussion at a seminar, organised by LSE Housingand CASE, which took place at the London School of Economics on 7th July 1998. The eventwas chaired by Professor Howard Glennerster (LSE and Chairman of STICERD), and thespeakers were Professor William Julius Wilson (Harvard University), Geoff Mulgan (SpecialAdviser, Downing Street Policy Unit), Professor John Hills (LSE and Director of CASE), andProfessor David Piachaud (LSE).[...]