Voices for children : rhetoric and public policy

Voices for children : rhetoric and public policy /

"The United States spends more on programs for the elderly than it does on programs that enhance child development and improve child welfare. Why has public policy neglected the development phase of young Americans' lives not only in substantive dollars spent, but also in program design an...

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Main Author: Gormley, William T., Jr., 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2012
Subjects:
Child welfare > United States.
Child welfare > Government policy > United States.
Children > United States > Social conditions.
Children > Services for > United States.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Children: beloved but neglected
  • The rise of economic arguments
  • Arguments in different policy domains
  • Arguments in different venues
  • How frames shape public opinion
  • Battling for kids in state capitols
  • Capitol Hill debates about children
  • Putting frames in perspective.

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