Peters, B. Guy <br/><br/>
Administrative reform and political power in the United States 

 -  2001 
<br/><br/> Administrative reforms have received a great deal of scholarly attention but substantive reform has been proceeding at the same time as their implementation system is being changed. These two strands of reform often have very different assumptions about public policy and about the politics that lie behind the policies. This article examines administrative reform in the United States in light of several substantive policy changes such as the 'welfare to work'changes in social policy and increased federal involvement in criminal justice