Anne Marie Cammisa is assistant professor of government at Suffolk University. Since 1994 she has been a visiting scholar at the Murray Research centre at Radcliffe College.

• Dilemmas in American Politics -- Dedication -- Acronyms -- Preface -- Introduction: Why Is Welfare a Dilemma for American Politics? -- A Brief History of Welfare in the United States -- Welfare Reform in the Policymaking Process -- Welfare Policy in American Politics: From Rhetoric to Reform -- Implementation and Beyond: The Present and Future of Welfare Reform -- Discussion Questions