Review of Policy Research

1981 - 2025

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Letter from the Editors pp. 749-751: Alexander Bartik, Eric Kafka and Jesse Wolfson
The World in 2050 pp. 753-753: Paul Rich
The Renter Squeeze: Minority and Low‐Income Renters Feel Pressures from Housing Boom and Weak Labor Market pp. 755-770: Nathaniel Loewentheil and Christian Weller
Hedonic Estimation and Policy Significance of the Impact of HOPE VI on Neighborhood Property Values pp. 771-786: Edward Bair and John Fitzgerald
Voter Disenfranchisement and Policy toward Election Reforms pp. 787-810: Anne Kiehl Friedman
Gender Role Ideologies and Marriage Promotion: State Policy Choices and Suggestions for Improvement pp. 841-858: Deborah A. Harris and Domenico Parisi
Once Upon a Time in Volcán, Costa Rica: Integrating Values into Watershed Management and Poverty Alleviation pp. 859-880: Mollie Chapman
Orphan Living Situations in Malawi: A Comparison of Orphanages and Foster Homes pp. 881-917: Brigitte Zimmerman
Effects of Exchange Rate Regime on IMF Program Participation pp. 919-936: Robert Trudel

A New Editor and Editorial Office for the Review, Now Sponsored by the Science Section of the American Political Science Association pp. 597-597: Paul Rich
United States Public Response to Terrorism: Fault Lines or Bedrock?1 pp. 599-623: Hank C. Jenkins‐Smith and Kerry G. Herron
Deception and Fear in Politically Oppressive Contexts: Its Trickle‐Down Effect on Families pp. 625-635: Carlos E. Sluzki
How Do Career Strategies, Gender, and Work Environment Affect Faculty Productivity Levels in University‐Based Science Centers?1 pp. 637-655: Elizabeth A. Corley
Resistance from Within: Why Mexico's Attempt to Advance an Active Foreign Policy Failed pp. 657-666: David Mena Alemán
Neuroscience and the Detection of Deception pp. 667-685: Mark D. Happel
A Decision Analysis Approach to Policy Issues: The NAFTA Case pp. 687-708: Roberto Ley‐Borrás
Tourism: A Facilitator of Social Awareness in an Indigenous Mexican Community? pp. 709-720: Louisa M. Greathouse‐Amador
Policymaking and the Control of the Nongovernmental Sector: Porfirio Díaz and the Grand Diet pp. 721-725: Guillermo De Los Reyes and Paul Rich
The Baroque, Modernity, and Postmodernity in Latin American Political Culture pp. 727-735: Luis Ochoa Bilbao and Paul Frankel
John Rawls and Policy Formation pp. 737-742: Daniel Gutiérrez

Shifting Priorities: Congressional Incentives and the Homeland Security Granting Process pp. 437-449: Patrick S. Roberts
United States’ Narco‐Terrorism Policy: A Contingency Approach to the Convergence of the Wars on Drugs and Against Terrorism pp. 451-471: Chris J. Dolan
Toward Democracy: A Critique of a World Bank Loan to the United Mexican States pp. 473-482: Jayson W. Richardson
Leadership and Economic Theories of Nonprofit Organizations pp. 483-499: Joseph Wallis and Brian Dollery
The Evolution and Devolution of Speed Limit Law and the Effect on Fatality Rates pp. 501-518: Robert O. Yowell
Welfare Reform and Models of Public Policy: Why Policy Sciences Are Required pp. 519-539: Oren M. Levin‐Waldman
Beyond Gratz and Grutter: Prospects for Affirmative Action in the Aftermath of the Supreme Court's Michigan Decisions pp. 541-553: Euel W. Elliott and Andrew I. E. Ewoh
Science and Technology for What? pp. 555-569: Robert M. Krone
Bioethical Policymaking for Advanced Medical Technologies: Institutional Characteristics and Citizen Participation in Eight OECD Countries1 pp. 571-587: Hajime Sato and Akira Akabayashi
Paying Proper Ransoms: A Policy Towards Hostages pp. 589-590: Paul Rich

Introduction: Welfare Reform and American Poverty pp. 269-273: Harrell Rodgers
Evaluating the Devolution Revolution1 pp. 275-299: Harrell Rodgers
Recent Data Trends Show Welfare Reform to Be a Mixed Success: Significant Policy Changes Should Accompany Reauthorization pp. 301-324: Kasia O’Neill Murray and Wendell E. Primus
Innovation in Welfare Policy: Evaluating State Efforts to Encourage Work among Low‐Income Families1 pp. 325-343: Gary Bryner and Ryan Martin
Conducting Meta‐Analyses of Evaluations of Government‐Funded Training Programs pp. 345-367: David Greenberg, Philip Robins and Robert Walker
Investing in Individuals for Independence pp. 369-383: Mark Carl Rom
State Tax Credits and “Making Work Pay” in Post‐Welfare Reform Era pp. 385-395: Glenn Beamer
State Welfare Options: Why Are Some States Tough? pp. 397-400: Harrell Rodgers
Research and Welfare Reform pp. 401-421: Lawrence M. Mead
Appendix: Poverty and American Children pp. 423-427: Harrell Rodgers
Inmates are Occasionally Washed: Social Welfare and Bridewell pp. 429-430: Paul Rich

Policy Networks, Elections, and State Subsidies1 pp. 115-131: Nikolaos Zahariadis
A Commentary for Nikolaos Zahariadis's “Policy Networks, Elections, and State Subsidies” pp. 133-135: Mitchell P. Smith
Border Security Technologies: Local and Regional Implications pp. 137-155: Jason Ackleson
A Prospect Theory Analysis of California's Initiatives in Implementation of its Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) Mandate1 pp. 157-169: Sarmistha R. Majumdar
Terminating Taiwan's Fourth Nuclear Power Plant under the Chen Shui‐bian Administration pp. 171-186: Shu‐Hsiang Hsu
Taking the Keys from Grandpa pp. 187-204: Elaine B. Sharp and Paul E. Johnson
Measuring the Impact of Lotteries on State per Pupil Expenditures for Education: Assessing the National Evidence pp. 205-220: Sangho Moon, Rodney E. Stanley and Jaeun Shin
Utilization‐Focused Evaluation pp. 221-243: Jenny Briedenhann and Steve Butts
Systematic, Political, and Socioeconomic Influences on Educational Spending in the American States1 pp. 245-256: Manabu Saeki
Is Bread and Butter the Sole Option for Animal Protection Policy in Mexico? pp. 257-259: Alejandro Méndez López
A Commentary on David Mena's “When Practice Oversteps the Limits of Theory: An Assessment of Fair Media Coverage for Political Parties in Great Britain and Mexico” pp. 261-262: Victor Reynoso

Introducing Policy Studies and Mexico pp. 1-6: Paul Rich and David Merchant
Prospects for Mexican Civil Society pp. 7-16: David Merchant and Paul Rich
Mexican Intellectuals and Policy Alternation (2000–2004) pp. 17-26: Luis Ochoa Bilbao
When Practice Oversteps the Limits of Theory: An Assessment of Fair Media Coverage for Political Parties in Great Britain and Mexico pp. 27-48: David Mena
Tourism and Policy in Preserving Minority Languages and Culture: The Cuetzalan Experience pp. 49-58: Louisa M. Greathouse‐Amador
“Like Butter Scraped over Too Much Bread”: Animal Protection Policy in Mexico1 pp. 59-76: Emma R. Norman and Norma Contreras Hernández
Advancing Human Rights Policy: Does Grassroots Mobilization and Community Dispute Resolution Matter? Insights from Chiapas, Mexico pp. 77-92: Linda Lopez
Opus Dei and Mexico: Civil but Sinister? pp. 93-102: Guillermo De Los Reyes and Paul Rich
Professor Wilson and Mexico pp. 103-104: Paul Rich