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.
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