| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
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| Title Information: |
child welfare policy in the States |
| Author: |
GainsboroughJuliet F, |
| Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
Project Muse |
| Place of Publication: |
Washington, D.C. |
| Published: |
Georgetown University Press; |
| Year of Publication: |
c2010 |
| Description: |
1 online resource (xiii, 207 p.)ill. : |
| Series: |
American governance and public policy series |
| Subject: |
Child welfare - United States - |
| Subject: |
United States - Social policy - |
| Online resource: |
http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781589016156/ |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-190) and index |
| ISBN: |
9781589016156electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
1589016157electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
9781589017078pbk. |
| ISBN: |
1589017072pbk. |
| Content Note: |
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 |