Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

2001

Abstract

I am honored to deliver a lecture in memory of Edward Sobota, especially because such distinguished speakers have preceded me.

Our question here is: does compassionate conservatism have a heart? Almost five years have passed since the 1996 welfare law was enacted. So, we might ask, where are we and where are we going, and even more to the point, what are the prospects for better policy and outcomes on poverty generally? One American child in six is still poor, and the number of families in economic difficulty is much larger than that. That is the context in which we have a new president and a new administration.

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2001 Edward C. Sobota Memorial Lecture, Albany Law School, Albany, NY

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