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Scandalous politics : child welfare policy in the States / Juliet F. Gainsborough.
LIBRA HV741 .G35 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gainsborough, Juliet F.
- Series:
- American governance and public policy
- American governance and public policy series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child welfare--United States.
- Child welfare.
- United States.
- United States--Social policy.
- Social policy.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2010]
- Contents:
- Introduction: child welfare and the politics of scandal
- The swinging pendulum: child welfare policy at the national level
- States, scandals, and child welfare policy
- Florida: scandal, electoral politics, and leadership change
- Colorado: investigative journalism, local control, and minor reform
- New Jersey: scandals, courts, and ongoing reform
- Conclusions: scandalous politics.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781589017078
- 1589017072
- OCLC:
- 522429299
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