Gainsborough, Juliet F.

Scandalous politics child welfare policy in the States / [electronic resource] : Juliet F. Gainsborough. - Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2010. - xiii, 207 p. : ill. - American governance and public policy series . - American governance and public policy. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 on-going reform -- Conclusions: scandalous politics.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






Child welfare--United States.


United States--Social policy.


Electronic books.

HV741 / .G35 2010eb

362.7