We would like to thank Mark Baldassare, Frank Furstenburg, Daniel Meyer, Margaret O'Brien-Strain, Wendell Primus, Werner Schink, and Michael Teitz for valuable comments and insightful reviews of the manuscript. Peter Richardson's editorial advice also made this a stronger report. An earlier version of the report was presented at the 1998 Research Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, November 1, New York.
All errors are the responsibility of the authors alone.