Reviews three books on welfare reform: "The Poverty of Welfare Reform" (Joel F. Handler); "The Politics of Welfare Reform" (Donald F. Norris, Lyke Thompson, editors); and "Living on the Edge: The Realities of Welfare in America" (Mark Robert Rank). (JOW)

Reviews eight books that address the issues of democratic governance. Includes a historic look at democratic leadership; a history of multicultural America; and the view that the humanities, as taught in school, have become deeply politicized. Other topics are a historical defense of bilingual education, population changes and educational policy,…

Reviews David Cameron's "More than an Academic Question," which summarizes the development of Canadian universities and provides a framework for understanding the relationship between universities and the government, outlining the theme of Canadian federalism and discussing the shifting balance between federal and provincial policies.…