Harold L. Wilensky is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the author of 13 books and 70 articles. His most recent book is Rich Democracies: Political Economy, Public Policy, and Performance (University of California Press, 2002). It provides evidence for assertions in this article. For further info about Rich Democracies, click here. For info on Wilensky, see Berkeley's web site.